New York S 7278: Requires certain public authorities to establish a cashless tolling amnesty program

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S07278 Summary:

BILL NOS07278 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06734

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRHINCHEY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§386-c, 553-l, 538-a & 1279-m, Pub Auth L; add §4B, Chap 47 of 1931

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Requires certain public authorities to establish a cashless tolling amnesty program between August first, two thousand twenty-five and December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-five for cashless tolls collected between April twenty-third, two thousand sixteen and June twenty-ninth, two thousand twenty-five.

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BILL NOS07278 

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04/08/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7278

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and chapter 47 of the laws of
 1931 relating to declaring the policy of the states of New York and
 New Jersey in regard to certain vehicular bridges and tunnels within
 the port of New York district, in relation to requiring certain public
 authorities to establish a cashless tolling amnesty program; and
 providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

 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 386-c to read as follows:
 3 § 386-c. Cashless tolling amnesty program. 1. Notwithstanding any
 4 other provisions of this title or any other law, the authority shall
 5 provide an amnesty program for any person, firm, corporation, or other
 6 entity charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee for the use of
 7 any highway, bridge or tunnel operated by the authority between April
 8 twenty-third, two thousand sixteen and June twenty-ninth, two thousand
 9 twenty-five.
 10 2. Such amnesty program shall allow any person, firm, corporation, or
 11 other entity charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee for the use
 12 of any highway, bridge or tunnel operated by the authority to pay such
 13 tolls in full and to have any toll violation fees and penalties related
 14 to such paid tolls waived; provided such payment is made on and after
 15 August first, two thousand twenty-five and on or before December thir-
 16 ty-first, two thousand twenty-five.
 17 3. The authority shall conspicuously post on its website information
 18 on such amnesty program.
 19 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 20 553-l to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08520-01-5

 S. 7278 2

 1 § 553-l. Cashless tolling amnesty program. 1. Notwithstanding any
 2 other provisions of this title or any other law, the authority shall
 3 provide an amnesty program for any person, firm, corporation, or other
 4 entity charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee for the use of
 5 any highway, bridge or tunnel operated by the authority between April
 6 twenty-third, two thousand sixteen and June twenty-ninth, two thousand
 7 twenty-five.
 8 2. Such amnesty program shall allow any person, firm, corporation, or
 9 other entity charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee for the use
 10 of any highway, bridge or tunnel operated by the authority to pay such
 11 tolls in full and to have any toll violation fees and penalties related
 12 to such paid tolls waived; provided such payment is made on and after
 13 August first, two thousand twenty-five and on or before December thir-
 14 ty-first, two thousand twenty-five.
 15 3. The authority shall conspicuously post on its website information
 16 on such amnesty program.
 17 § 3. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 18 538-a to read as follows:
 19 § 538-a. Cashless tolling amnesty program. 1. Notwithstanding any
 20 other provisions of this title or any other law, the authority shall