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Senator · Senate District 42
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
Companion bill
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Relates to the Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and to the imposition of certain bridge tolls
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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BILL NUMBER:S4774
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the imposition of certain bridge tolls
Purpose or general idea of bill
To remove the Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, better known as the MTA payroll tax, from Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Suffolk, Rockland, Nassau and Westchester counties and authorize the revenue to be replaced by tolls on the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges over the East river.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends subsection (a) of section 800 of the tax law, as added by section 1 of part C of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009 to exclude the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Suffolk, Rockland, Nassau and Westchester from the definition of the Metropolitan commuter transportation district for purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.
Section 2: Amends section 28 of the New York city charter by adding a new subdivision h to authorize the New York City Council to establish tolls on Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges over the East River, for the purpose of providing an additional dedicated source of funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Section 3: Effective date.
Justification
The highly partisan, one vote margin which enacted the MTA tax in the Senate in 2009 is evidence of the divisive nature of this unreasonable tax from day one. Now, two years later, the MTA has not demonstrated it is any more efficient or effective in providing services to the Hudson Valley and Long Island area, which bears a disproportionate share of the cost of operating the MTA, versus the services received.
The MTA payroll tax amounts to taxation without transportation. It is an unwarranted burden on small businesses in the lower Hudson Valley and Long Island for which they, in particular the Hudson Valley, receive little or no benefits from. Property taxpayers have also been impacted by this tax, because property taxpayers have to contribute to localities, who are subject to the payroll tax.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
The repeal of the Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Suffolk, Rockland, Nassau and Westchester counties will have a negative impact on revenues to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. However, this will be able to be offset by
revenues from tolls on the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges if the New York City Council authorizes the same.
Effective date
This act would take effect immediately.
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