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Relates to inspection stations in certain Suffolk county towns
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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BILL NUMBER:S2280
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of motor vehicles to issue a license to at least one new inspection station in a zip code, in certain towns in the county of Suffolk, if a licensed inspection station currently does not exist
Purpose
Relates to inspection stations in certain Suffolk County towns.
Summary of provisions
Subparagraph (i) of paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of Section 303 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by Chapter 608 of the Laws of 1993 is amended to provide that the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall approve and issue a license for anew inspection station in towns within Suffolk County with a population of 75,000 or less, if a complete and otherwise approvable inspection station application has been submitted for a facility in a zip code in which no other official licenses inspection facility exists.
Justification
As of May 11, 2011, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles placed a cap on the number of inspection stations licenses in the State of New York, consequently limiting the number of inspection stations in the State to 9,045. More so, the number of licensed inspections station per County is also capped. The assessment criteria used includes the number of vehicles registered in a County, number of inspections stations located in a County and inspection wait times at said inspection stations.
The East End of Long Island is a geographically remote area, remote even from western Suffolk County. While Department of motor Vehicles may have determined the "appropriate" number of station in Suffolk County, the majority of those stations are located in western Suffolk County, with significant drive times for those residing on the East End. More so, the East end has a large number of second homeowners; the majority of the population, in fact. Many of these second homeowners are residents of a County other than Suffolk, and thus, have registered their vehicles in a County other than Suffolk. Permitting up to one new inspection station per zip code will help resolve the issue of limited stations and the inaccurate estimation of registered vehicles on East End roads.
Legislative history
2012 S.6567.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or before such date.
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