New York S 4705: Repeals congestion pricing

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S04705 Summary:

BILL NOS04705 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, CHAN

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld Art 44-C, amd §1630, V & T L; rpld §553 sub 9 ¶(s), sub 12-a, §§553-j & 553-k, amd §566-a, Pub Auth L;
rpld §87 sub 2 ¶(p), Pub Off L; rpld Part ZZZ Subpart A §§9 - 11, Chap 59 of 2019; rpld §606 sub§ (jjj), Tax
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Repeals congestion pricing.

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BILL NOS04705 

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

03/13/2026NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/05/2026DEFEATED IN TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4705

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public authorities
 law, in relation to congestion pricing in New York City; and repealing
 certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic law, the public authori-
 ties law, the public officers law, the tax law, and subpart A of part
 ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, amending the vehicle and traf-
 fic law and the public authorities law relating to establishing a
 central business district tolling program in the city of New York and
 amending the public officers law relating to confidentiality of
 certain public records, relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 44-C of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED.
 2 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 3 amended by section 2 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws
 4 of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 5 4. Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use of
 6 the highway or any of its parts [or entry into or remaining within the
 7 central business district established by article forty-four-C of this
 8 chapter], where the imposition thereof is authorized by law.
 9 § 3. Paragraph (s) of subdivision 9 of section 553 of the public
 10 authorities law is REPEALED.
 11 § 4. Subdivision 12-a of section 553 of the public authorities law is
 12 REPEALED.
 13 § 5. Section 553-j of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
 14 § 6. Paragraph (p) of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the public offi-
 15 cers law is REPEALED.
 16 § 7. Section 553-k of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
 17 § 8. Sections 9, 10, and 11 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of
 18 the laws of 2019, amending the vehicle and traffic law and the public

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09447-01-5

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 1 authorities law relating to establishing a central business district
 2 tolling program in the city of New York and amending the public officers
 3 law relating to confidentiality of certain public records, are REPEALED.
 4 § 9. Section 566-a of the public authorities law, as amended by
 5 section 12 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019,
 6 is amended to read as follows:
 7 § 566-a. Tax contract by the state. 1. It is hereby found, determined
 8 and declared that the authority and the carrying out of its corporate
 9 purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state
 10 of New York, for the improvement of their health, welfare and prosper-
 11 ity, and, in the case of some of the said purposes, for the promotion of
 12 their traffic, and that said purposes are public purposes and, in the
 13 case of those purposes which consist of vehicular bridges, vehicular
 14 tunnels and approaches thereto [and the central business district toll-
 15 ing program], the project is an essential part of the public highway
 16 system and the authority will be performing an essential governmental
 17 function in the exercise of the powers conferred by this title, and the
 18 state of New York covenants with t