New York A 3856: Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts

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A03856 Summary:

BILL NOA03856 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWilliams

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COSPNSRMcDonough, Novakhov, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1703 & 1704-a, V & T L

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Requires the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to reimburse certain individuals from transit deserts when they travel into the central business district who need medical treatment or are providing religious services; provides that such reimbursement shall be one hundred percent of all associated fees.

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BILL NOA03856 

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01/30/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3856

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
 reimbursement for certain individuals residing in transit deserts

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1703 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding four new subdivisions 8-a, 8-b, 8-c and 8-d to read as follows:
 3 8-a. "Transit desert" shall mean an area located in a city with a
 4 population of a million or more that lacks a subway system and is heavi-
 5 ly car dependent. Such area shall include, but not be limited to the
 6 following zip codes, some part of, 10301, 10304, 10306, 10307, 10308,
 7 10309, 10310, 10312, 11234, 11229, 11236, 11357, 11358, 11360, 11361,
 8 11379, 11411, 11412, 11413, 11422, 11423, 11427, 11428, 11432, 11433,
 9 11434, 11581, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694, 11695 and 11697.
 10 8-b. "Medical treatment" shall include, but not be limited to, the
 11 following services, anesthesiology, bariatrics and nutrition, cancer
 12 treatment, pediatric care, dentistry, emergency care, endocrinology, eye
 13 care, immunology and rheumatology, mental health, nephrology, neurology,
 14 obstetrics & gynecology, occupational medicine, orthopedic care, otolar-
 15 yngology, palliative care, pathology, plastic and reconstructive
 16 surgery, primary care, pulmonary and critical care medicine, radiology,
 17 rehabilitation, surgery, urgent care, and urology.
 18 8-c. "Religious leader" shall include any member of the clergy or
 19 laity who is engaged in the work assigned by the church or the denomi-
 20 nation of which such individual is a member.
 21 8-d. "Religious services" shall include rites and/or rituals performed
 22 by a religious leader.
 23 § 2. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 24 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07384-01-5

 A. 3856 2

 1 5. (a) The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall implement a
 2 reimbursement program for one hundred percent of all central business
 3 district tolls, fees and other charges assessed for certain cars enter-
 4 ing such district from a transit desert, as defined in subdivision
 5 eight-a of section seventeen hundred three of this article. Such cars
 6 shall include those entering to seek medical treatment, as defined in
 7 subdivision eight-b of section seventeen hundred three of this article,
 8 and those entering to provide religious services as defined in subdivi-
 9 sion eight-d of section seventeen hundred three of this article. To
 10 qualify for such reimbursement, individuals shall be required to provide
 11 both proof of residency and documentation from either their medical
 12 treatment provider or by the church or the denomination of which such
 13 individual is a member.
 14 (b) Such reimbursement shall occur monthly by the Triborough bridge
 15 and tunnel authority after receipt of the documentation required under
 16 paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
 17 (c) The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall create a standard
 18 form to provide t