New York S 9055: Relates to permitting Mercy Haven, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption

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S09055 Summary:

BILL NOS09055 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09363-A

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1290, V & T L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

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Requires registration of electric scooter programs; establishes the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund for projects supporting the repair, maintenance, and improvement of streets, sidewalks, and related pedestrian infrastructure.

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BILL NOS09055 

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01/28/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9055

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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, in relation to electric
 scooter programs; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
 establishing the street and sidewalk infrastructure 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 1290 to read as follows:
 3 § 1290. Electric scooter programs. 1. As used in this section, the
 4 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Electric scooter program" shall mean any service operated by a
 6 city agency, including but not limited to the department of transporta-
 7 tion, or a private organization or entity authorized through contract
 8 with a city agency, offering electric scooters for short-term public
 9 rental.
 10 (b) "Operator" shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
 11 association, or other entity engaged in the business of managing or
 12 providing an electric scooter program.
 13 2. Each operator shall remit to the department a fee to be determined
 14 by the commissioner, which shall be deposited into the street and side-
 15 walk infrastructure fund established pursuant to section ninety-nine-uu
 16 of the state finance law.
 17 3. (a) All electric scooters in an electric scooter program shall be
 18 registered annually with the department.
 19 (b) As part of such registration required pursuant to paragraph (a) of
 20 this subdivision, each electric scooter shall be subject to an annual
 21 safety inspection, including evaluation of mechanical integrity and
 22 lithium-ion battery safety standards.
 23 4. Every operator shall maintain a twenty-four hour, seven day per
 24 week response system to allow reporting of and prompt removal of improp-
 25 erly parked electric scooters.
 26 5. (a) Any operator who fails to comply with the provisions of this
 27 section shall be subject to civil fines, and/or suspension or revocation

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13835-02-6

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 1 of their registration for an electric scooter program, as determined by
 2 the commissioner.
 3 (b) Any electric scooter reported to be obstructing an accessible
 4 route in violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
 5 1990, as amended (Public Law 101-336), to an operator pursuant to subdi-
 6 vision four of this section which is not promptly removed shall be
 7 subject to enhanced penalties.
 8 6. The commissioner shall promulgate all rules and regulations neces-
 9 sary for the implementation of this section.
 10 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-uu to
 11 read as follows:
 12 § 99-uu. Street and sidewalk infrastructure fund. 1. There is hereby
 13 established in the joint custody of the comptroller, the commissioner of
 14 taxation and finance, and the commissioner of transportation, a fund to
 15 be known as the "street and sidewalk infrastructure fund".
 16 2. Such fund shall consist of moneys required to be deposited thereto
 17 pursuant to section twelve hundred ninety of the vehicle and traffic
 18 law, and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto
 19 from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this
 20 section shall prevent the state from receiving g