Bill Text: NY S06011 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the imposition of tolls for certain bridges and tunnels.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S06011 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06011-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6011
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 4, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
         and Commissions
       AN  ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the port of
         New York authority, in relation to the imposition of tolls for certain
         bridges and tunnels
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the port of New
    2  York  authority  is  amended  by  adding a new section 1-a to to read as
    3  follows:
    4    S 1-A. BRIDGE CROSSINGS AND TUNNELS.  NO TOLL CHARGED BY THE AUTHORITY
    5  FOR CROSSINGS OVER AN AUTHORITY BRIDGE OR AN AUTHORITY TUNNEL  SHALL  BE
    6  INCREASED  ON  OR  AFTER  DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, PROVIDED,
    7  THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE
    8  LIMIT THE AUTHORITY FROM IMPOSING A TOLL INCREASE FOR CROSSINGS OVER  AN
    9  AUTHORITY  BRIDGE  OR  AN  AUTHORITY  TUNNEL,  PROVIDED,  THAT SUCH TOLL
   10  INCREASE IS UTILIZED SOLELY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, RECONSTRUCTION OR MAIN-
   11  TENANCE OF THE AUTHORITY'S TRANSPORTATION RELATED FACILITIES.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
   13  state  of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
   14  act, but if the state of New Jersey  shall  have  already  enacted  such
   15  legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; and the chairman of
   16  the  port authority of New York and New Jersey shall notify the legisla-
   17  tive bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of such  enactment  in
   18  order  that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective
   19  data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in
   20  furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative
   21  law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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