New York A 7068: Relates to enacting the adjoining owners' bill of rights

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A07068 Summary:

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Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §97-uuuu, St Fin L

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Provides for the issuance of distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plates for an additional $25 annual fee; provides for the service charge collected to be credited to the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate development fund and the excess of six thousand dollars to be deposited in the "New York state 'The Westchester Way' fund" to be used to promote tourism in Westchester county; establishes the New York state "The Westchester Way fund" to administer such monies, which shall be made available to tourism promotion agencies.

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BILL NOA07068 

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03/20/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7068

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the
 production of and the assessment of a surcharge for distinctive "The
 Westchester Way" license plates; and to amend the state finance law,
 in relation to establishing the New York state "The Westchester Way
 fund"

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 404-ff to read as follows:
 3 § 404-ff. Issuance of distinctive "The Westchester Way" license
 4 plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be
 5 issued a distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plate. The design of
 6 such distinctive plate shall be developed by the commissioner in cooper-
 7 ation with the Westchester county office of tourism, a recognized tour-
 8 ism promotion agency pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three of the
 9 economic development law, and shall utilize the "The Westchester Way"
 10 logo, as well as any other language or information appropriate to the
 11 promotion of tourism for the county of Westchester. Application for
 12 said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and
 13 detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 14 2. A distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plate issued pursuant
 15 to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number
 16 plates upon the payment of the regular registration fees prescribed by
 17 section four hundred one of this article; provided, however, that an
 18 additional annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be charged
 19 for such plate. Such annual service charge shall be deposited pursuant
 20 to the provisions of section four hundred four-oo of this article, to
 21 the credit of the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate devel-
 22 opment fund established by section ninety-five-g of the state finance

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10549-01-5

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 1 law, and shall be used for the production, design, advertising and
 2 marketing of distinctive license plates pursuant to such section nine-
 3 ty-five-g; provided, however, that annual service charges collected in
 4 excess of six thousand dollars shall be deposited to the credit of "The
 5 New York state 'The Westchester Way' fund" established pursuant to
 6 section ninety-seven-uuuu of the state finance law and shall be used for
 7 tourism promotion projects pursuant to such section ninety-seven-uuuu
 8 within the county of Westchester.
 9 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-uuuu
 10 to read as follows:
 11 § 97-uuuu. The New York state "The Westchester Way fund". 1. There is
 12 hereby established in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation
 13 and finance and the comptroller a special fund to be known as the New
 14 York state "The Westchester Way fund".
 15 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to t