New York A 5695: Establishes a cashless tolling amnesty program

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A05695 Summary:

BILL NOA05695 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02245

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSRDilan, Dais

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §553-l, amd §1266, Pub Auth L

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Requires the triborough bridge authority to establish a cashless tolling amnesty program; requires the metropolitan transportation authority to post their fee waiver policy on their website.

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BILL NOA05695 

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02/20/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5695

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
 triborough bridge authority to establish a cashless tolling amnesty
 program and requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to
 post their fee waiver policy on their website; 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 553-l to read as follows:
 3 § 553-l. Cashless tolling amnesty program. 1. Notwithstanding subdivi-
 4 sion five of section five hundred fifty-three of this title or any other
 5 law, the authority shall provide an amnesty program for any person,
 6 firm, corporation, or other entity charged with the payment of a cash-
 7 less toll fee for the use of any bridge or tunnel operated by the
 8 authority.
 9 2. Such amnesty program shall allow any person, firm, corporation, or
 10 other entity charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee for the use
 11 of any bridge or tunnel operated by the authority to pay such tolls in
 12 full and to have any toll violation fees related to such paid tolls
 13 waived for a period of six months from the effective date of this
 14 section.
 15 3. Notwithstanding subdivision five of section five hundred fifty-
 16 three of this title or any other law, any cashless toll violation fee
 17 charged to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for the use of
 18 any bridge or tunnel operated by the authority shall not exceed twice
 19 the amount of the toll charged for using such bridge or tunnel for a
 20 period of ninety days from the effective date of this section and shall
 21 not exceed three times the amount of the toll charged for using such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04956-01-5

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 1 bridge or tunnel for an additional ninety day period following the
 2 initial ninety day period.
 3 § 2. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 4 new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
 5 3-b. The authority shall conspicuously post on its website the most
 6 current version of its fee waiver policy.
 7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 8 the provisions of section one of this act shall expire and be deemed
 9 repealed one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this act.
 10 Any rights or remedies granted to an individual pursuant to this act
 11 prior to the expiration and repeal of section one of this act shall not
 12 be affected by such expiration.

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