Bill Text: NY S03898 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs bridge and tunnel officers of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to enforce all provisions of law in and about the facilities of such authority and to arrest all persons guilty of violating any law or ordinance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S03898 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03898-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3898
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     April 3, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  providing
         certain powers and duties to bridge and tunnel officers of the Tribor-
         ough bridge and tunnel authority
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 7-a of section 553 of  the  public  authorities
    2  law, as added by chapter 1033 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    7-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the bridge and
    5  tunnel  officers employed by the authority shall have the power to issue
    6  simplified traffic informations for traffic infractions  as  defined  in
    7  section one hundred fifty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, committed
    8  on  the sites owned, operated and maintained by the [triborough] TRIBOR-
    9  OUGH bridge and tunnel authority, such informations to  be  administered
   10  pursuant  to the provisions of [title A of chapter forty] CHAPTER TWO OF
   11  TITLE NINETEEN of the administrative code of the city  of  New  York  or
   12  article  two-A  of the vehicle and traffic law, as applicable.  IN ADDI-
   13  TION, SUCH OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE THEIR DUTY,  IN
   14  AND ABOUT TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY FACILITIES, TO PRESERVE
   15  THE  PUBLIC PEACE; PREVENT CRIME AND ARREST OFFENDERS; REGULATE, DIRECT,
   16  CONTROL AND RESTRICT PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC; ENFORCE AND  PREVENT  VIOLATION
   17  OF ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO ARREST ALL PERSONS
   18  GUILTY OF VIOLATING ANY LAW OR ORDINANCE.
   19    S 2. 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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