Bill Text: NY S02084 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S02084 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02084-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2084
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 10, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  AVELLA, BONACIC -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Corpo-
         rations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
         toll exemptions for farmers transporting their goods to  the  city  of
         New York
         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 2858 to read as follows:
    3    S  2858.  EXEMPTIONS  FROM  TOLLS. 1. ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY UNDER TITLE
    4  NINE OF ARTICLE TWO, TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE THREE OR TITLE THREE OF  ARTI-
    5  CLE  THREE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY TOLL
    6  IMPOSED BY SUCH AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION ACROSS, ON OR  THROUGH  ANY
    7  BRIDGE, ROAD OR TUNNEL, FOR ANY FARMER OR FOOD PRODUCER WHO:
    8    A.  FARMS  OR  PRODUCES  FOOD,  INCLUDING FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS, ON A
    9  PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE STATE; AND
   10    B. IS TRANSPORTING SUCH FOOD TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR THE  PURPOSES
   11  OF CONSUMPTION WITHIN SUCH CITY.
   12    2.  ANY  PERSON EXEMPT FROM A TOLL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
   13  SECTION SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM ANY  CONGESTION  PRICING  PLAN  IMPLE-
   14  MENTED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   15    3.  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE
   16  FORMS OF PROOF TO SHOW THAT AN INDIVIDUAL DOES,  IN  FACT,  COMPLY  WITH
   17  PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   19  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03748-01-3