Bill Text: NY A08185 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to eliminating the Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax in certain counties and authorizing the imposition of certain bridge tolls by the city of New York.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-19 - held for consideration in ways and means [A08185 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08185-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8185
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 6, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Ways and Means
       AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  the  Metropolitan  commuter
         transportation mobility tax and to amend the New York city charter, in
         relation to the imposition of certain bridge tolls
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 800 of the tax law, as  added  by
    2  section  1  of  part  C of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (a) Metropolitan commuter transportation  district.  The  metropolitan
    5  commuter  transportation  district  ("MCTD") means the area of the state
    6  included in the district created and governed by section twelve  hundred
    7  sixty-two  of  the public authorities law, BUT EXCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
    8  DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, SUFFOLK, ROCKLAND, NASSAU AND WESTCHESTER.
    9    S 2. Section 28 of the New York city charter is amended  by  adding  a
   10  new subdivision h to read as follows:
   11    H. FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL STABLE AND RELIABLE
   12  DEDICATED  FUNDING  SOURCE FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
   13  AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES TO  PRESERVE,  OPERATE  AND  IMPROVE
   14  ESSENTIAL TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THE METROPOLITAN COMMU-
   15  TER  TRANSPORTATION  DISTRICT,  THE  COUNCIL  IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH
   16  TOLLS ON THE FOLLOWING BRIDGES OVER THE EAST RIVER:   BROOKLYN,  MANHAT-
   17  TAN, WILLIAMSBURG AND QUEENSBORO BRIDGES. THE RECEIPT OF REVENUES GENER-
   18  ATED FROM SUCH TOLLS, IS AUTHORIZED TO BE TRANSMITTED BY THE CITY TO THE
   19  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES.  IN THE EVENT
   20  THAT ANY OR ALL OF SUCH BRIDGES ARE CONVEYED,  THE  DEED  OF  CONVEYANCE
   21  SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION RESERVING SUCH RECEIPTS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
   22  USES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   23    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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