Bill Text: NY A06851 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires trucks to utilize commercial GPS designed for use by a commercial vehicle which is able to provide audible and visual warnings when the truck is on a route where the height, weight, width, or length of the truck exceeds the limitations of such route when operating on public highways in the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - referred to transportation [A06851 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A06851-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6851

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 8, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
          trucks to utilize commercial GPS

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

     1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 379 to read as follows:
     3    §  379.  Commercial  GPS.  1.   As used in this section, the following
     4  terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    (a) "Commercial GPS" is a global positioning system that  is  designed
     6  for  use  by  a  commercial vehicle which is able to provide audible and
     7  visual warnings when such commercial vehicle is on  a  route  where  the
     8  height, weight, width, or length of such vehicle exceeds the limitations
     9  of such route.
    10    (b)  "Damage to infrastructure" can mean any impacts and/or collisions
    11  that cause physical or cosmetic damage to a bridge, overpass, guardrail,
    12  or other piece of public or private infrastructure.
    13    2. (a) Every truck operating on a public highway in  the  state  shall
    14  use a commercial GPS.
    15    (b)  Such commercial GPS shall be regularly updated to ensure accurate
    16  information.
    17    3. In addition to any other applicable penalties imposed  pursuant  to
    18  this chapter:
    19    (a)  Any  driver  found to be operating a truck on a public highway in
    20  the state without a commercial GPS shall:
    21    (i) receive a verbal and written warning for a first violation;
    22    (ii) be subject to a civil fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars for
    23  a second violation; and
    24    (iii) be subject to a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars  for  a
    25  third and each subsequent violation.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (b)  Any  driver  found to be operating a truck on a public highway in
     2  the state without a commercial GPS and who causes damage to  infrastruc-
     3  ture shall be subject to:
     4    (i)  a  civil  fine  of  up to two thousand five hundred dollars for a
     5  first violation;
     6    (ii) a civil fine  of  up  to  five  thousand  dollars  for  a  second
     7  violation; and
     8    (iii)  be  subject to a civil fine of up to ten thousand dollars for a
     9  third and each subsequent violation.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    11  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that this  act  shall  be
    12  deemed  repealed  if  any federal agency determines in writing that this
    13  act would render New York state ineligible for the  receipt  of  federal
    14  funds  or  any  court  of competent jurisdiction finally determines that
    15  this act would render New York state out of compliance with federal  law
    16  or  regulation;  provided, further, that the commissioner of transporta-
    17  tion shall notify the legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon  the
    18  occurrence  of  the provisions of this section in order that the commis-
    19  sion may maintain an accurate and timely  effective  data  base  of  the
    20  official  text  of  the  laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
    21  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
    22  section  70-b  of  the  public  officers law. Effective immediately, the
    23  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
    24  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
    25  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.