New York A 2344: Provides for the exemption of disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York state thruway tolls

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A02344 Summary:

BILL NOA02344 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03525

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SPONSORHawley

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COSPNSRDeStefano, DiPietro, Gallahan, Giglio, Lemondes, Manktelow, Molitor, Tague, Slater, Blankenbush

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MLTSPNSRAngelino

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Amd §361, Pub Auth L; amd §1630, V & T L

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Provides for the exemption of disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York State Thruway tolls.

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BILL NOA02344 

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01/16/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2344

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the vehicle and traffic
 law, in relation to the exemption of disabled veterans from tolls
 collected by the New York state thruway authority

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public
 2 authorities law, as amended by chapter 621 of the laws of 1998, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) In addition to the powers conferred by the vehicle and traffic
 5 law, the authority is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and
 6 regulations for the use and occupancy of the thruway as may be necessary
 7 and proper for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation
 8 of its property and for the collection of tolls and provided further
 9 that the authority, in consultation with the departments of environ-
 10 mental conservation and transportation, is hereby authorized to promul-
 11 gate rules and regulations necessary to implement a heavy duty vehicle
 12 roadside inspection program pursuant to section 19-0320 of the environ-
 13 mental conservation law. Such rules and regulations shall authorize the
 14 exemption from the collection of such tolls upon any New York state
 15 resident who is a veteran and is certified by the United States veter-
 16 ans' administration or the department of defense as entitled to receive
 17 disability payments upon the certification of such administration or
 18 department for a disability incurred by such veteran in time of war.
 19 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 20 amended by section 2 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws
 21 of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 22 4. Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use of
 23 the highway or any of its parts or entry into or remaining within the
 24 central business district established by article forty-four-C of this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01808-01-5

 A. 2344 2

 1 [chapter] title, where the imposition thereof is authorized by law. No
 2 such toll shall be imposed by the New York state thruway authority upon
 3 any New York state resident who is a veteran and is certified by the
 4 United States veterans' administration or the department of defense as
 5 entitled to receive disability payments upon the certification of such
 6 administration or department for a disability incurred by such veteran
 7 in time of war.
 8 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 9 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amend-
 10 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 11 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 12 completed on or before such effective date.

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