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A06309 Summary:

BILL NOA06309
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06388
 
SPONSORWeprin
 
COSPNSRBurdick, Pheffer Amato, Hyndman, Sillitti
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §1703, V & T L
 
Changes the start date of the operation and enforcement of the central business district tolling program from no earlier than December thirty-first, two thousand twenty to no earlier than January first, two thousand twenty-nine.
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A06309 Actions:

BILL NOA06309
 
04/03/2023referred to transportation
01/03/2024referred to transportation
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A06309 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A6309
 
SPONSOR: Weprin
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to delaying the start date of the operation and enforcement of the central business district tolling program   PURPOSE: This bill will delay the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program, also referred to as "Congestion Pricing" until January 1, 2029.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 8 of section 1703 of the vehicle and traf- fic law. Section 2 provides an effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: As part of the 2019 state budget, the MTA's Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) was authorized to establish the Central District Busi- ness Tolling Program (CBDTP), which will charge travelers a variable fee for driving into Manhattan's Central Business District, defined as any area south of 61st Street. The CBDTP, also known as "Congestion Pric- ing", will impose additional financial strain on New Yorkers at a time when families and businesses are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation. Many areas in New York City are transit deserts and a trip into Manhat- tan can take over two hours and require multiple buses and subway trans- fers, while driving can cut that time in half. Many New Yorkers have no viable transportation option into Manhattan other than driving a car. Congestion Pricing will impose heavy financial burdens on taxi drivers, truck drivers, the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled community. Restaurants, theaters, concert halls, tourism, and the entire business ecosystem depend on the financial support of outer borough residents and visitors from neighboring states. This unwarranted tax will deter people from visiting New York City and disrupt our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation. This bill would delay the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program until January 1, 2029.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately
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A06309 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6309
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      April 3, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to delaying the
          start  date  of  the operation and enforcement of the central business
          district tolling program
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  8 of section 1703 of the vehicle and traffic
     2  law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the
     3  laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    8. "Operation date" means the date determined by the Triborough bridge
     5  and tunnel authority, which shall not be earlier than [December  thirty-
     6  first]  January first, two thousand [twenty] twenty-nine, for the begin-
     7  ning of the operation and enforcement of the central  business  district
     8  tolling  program. The operation and enforcement date shall commence only
     9  after an  initial  program  testing  period  of  thirty  days  where  no
    10  collection  of any tolls, fees, or other charges shall be authorized. As
    11  of the commencement date of operation and enforcement, there shall be  a
    12  period  of  sixty days where only the established tolls may be collected
    13  without the collection of other fees or charges or fines.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10141-01-3
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