Bill Text: NY S07645 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the New York state thruway authority to provide notifications to customers for E-ZPass transactions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S07645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07645-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7645

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 5, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
          New York state thruway authority to provide notifications to customers
          for E-ZPass transactions

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 378-b to read as follows:
     3    § 378-b. E-ZPass notifications. 1. The  authority  shall  transmit  an
     4  electronic  notification  to the holder of an electronic toll collection
     5  device that notifies such holder that he or she  has  passed  through  a
     6  toll  plaza  operated  by  the authority and a transaction has posted to
     7  such holder's account for his or her electronic toll collection device.
     8    2. Such electronic notification shall be provided by electronic  mail,
     9  text message or through a mobile application within twenty-four hours of
    10  a  transaction posting to such holder's account, or as soon as practica-
    11  ble if no valid account is recognized at the time of the transaction.
    12    3. A holder of an electronic toll collection device may:
    13    (a) opt out of receiving electronic notifications at any time;
    14    (b) opt in to receiving electronic notifications at any time; and
    15    (c) be required to confirm participation in the  electronic  notifica-
    16  tions program.
    17    4.  The authority shall promulgate any rules and necessary regulations
    18  to implement the provisions of this section.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.  Effective immediate-
    20  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
    21  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
    22  authorized to be made on or before such date.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13489-01-1