New York S 10596: Relates to authorities which collect tolls

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S10596 Summary:

BILL NOS10596 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2800, Pub Auth L

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Requires every public authority which collects tolls from motorists to submit an annual report to the legislature; establishes the New York and New Jersey toll and fees reduction task force.

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BILL NOS10596 

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05/28/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1692

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10596

 IN SENATE

 May 28, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to toll
 collections; and in relation to establishing the New York and New
 Jersey toll and fees reduction task force

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2800 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. Authorities which collect tolls. (a) Every public authority which
 4 collects tolls from motorists shall submit an annual report to the
 5 legislature. Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
 6 (i) the number of violations of the toll collection monitoring system
 7 regulations that occurred in the past year;
 8 (ii) the frequency of toll violations per individual;
 9 (iii) total revenue collected in the past year from repeat violators
 10 pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision twelve of section twenty-nine
 11 hundred eighty-five of this article;
 12 (iv) a year-to-year comparison of the number of toll violations and
 13 frequency of toll violations per individual for the past five years; and
 14 (v) an explanation of the administrative costs of processing a toll
 15 and a toll violation.
 16 (b) The first report shall be due one year after the effective date of
 17 this subdivision.
 18 § 2. New York and New Jersey toll and fees reduction task force.
 19 1. There is established a task force to be known as the "New York and
 20 New Jersey Toll and Fees Reduction Task Force" to examine and evaluate
 21 the efficacy of current payment processing procedures and systems, and
 22 to provide recommendations to increase efficacy and reduce tolls and
 23 administrative fees.
 24 2. (a) The task force shall be comprised of 12 members, six of whom
 25 shall be appointed by the state of New York and six of whom shall be
 26 appointed by the state of New Jersey. Of the members appointed by the
 27 state of New York:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD16022-01-6

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 1 (i) Two shall be appointed by the governor;
 2 (ii) One shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 3 (iii) One shall be appointed by the senate minority leader;
 4 (iv) One shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
 5 (v) One shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader.
 6 (b) Individuals appointed to the task force shall possess expertise in
 7 one or more of the following fields: transportation, tolling operation
 8 and enforcement, traffic engineering, procurement processes, information
 9 technology systems, public finance, and data analysis.
 10 (c) The task force shall be co-chaired by one member appointed by each
 11 state, elected by the members appointed by each respective state.
 12 (d) The task force shall meet no more than six months after the
 13 appointment of all members pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivi-
 14 sion, at which meeting the co-chairs shall be elected, and shall meet
 15 once each month thereafter. Three members appointed by each state shall
 16 be sufficient to establish a quorum. A simple majority of those members
 17 voting on a question shall be sufficient for the c