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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.978
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Requires port authority to acquire economic impact statement prior to increasing bridge and tunnel tolls
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Michael Cusick
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2472 REVISED 1/29/13
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 47 of the laws of 1931 relating to declaring the policy of the states of New York and New Jersey in regard to certain vehicular bridges and tunnels within the port of New York district, in relation to economic impact statements prior to the increase of tolls for the use of bridges and tunnels
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation requires the Port Authority to acquire an economic impact statement prior to increasing bridge and tunnel tolls.
Summary of specific provisions
The Port Authority can only increase their tolls of any project operated by the authority within 30 days after the issuance of an economic impact statement on the proposed increase. This statement, conducted by an independent contractor, is to show the effects of the proposed increase in tolls as it relates to the surrounding communities.
Justification
The Port Authority Officials have acknowledged that there is an overall economic impact upon the entire metropolitan region resulting from increases in tolls connecting the bridges and tunnels in New York City and New Jersey. It is important that before any further toll increases are imposed at these facilities, by either MTA or the Port Authority that the people of the State of New York, particularly those living in the metropolitan region, are advised of the detrimental impact that further toll increases would have on the regional economy.
Prior legislative history
2012: S.6034 - Referred to Corporations/A.0348 - Referred to Corporations 2010: S.1819- Referred to Transportation/A.7155 - Referred to Corpo- rations 2009: S.1819- Referred to Transportation/A.7155- Referred to Corpo- rations 2008: S.3031- Referred to Transportation/A.2504- Referred to Corporation 2007: S.3032- Referred to Transportation/A.2504- Referred to Ways & Mean 2006: S.3446- Referred to Transportation/A.6646- Passed Assembly 2005: S.3446- Referred to Transportation/A.6646- Referred to Corpo- rations 2004: S.1547- Referred to Transportation/A.341S- Referred to Corpo- rations 2003: S.1547- Referred to Transportation/A.3415-Referred to Corporations 2002: S.1432- Referred to Transportation/A.4038-Referred to Corporations 2001: S.1432- Referred to Transportation/A. 4038-Referred to Corpo- rations 2000: S.2148- Referred to Transportation/A. 4443- Referred to Corpo- rations 1999: S.2148- Referred to Transportation/A. 4443- Referred to Corpo- rations 1998: S.6224- Referred to Transportation/A. 9438- Referred to Corpo- rations
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect; but if the state of New Jersey shall have already enacted such legis- lation, then this act shall take effect immediately and provided that the state of New Jersey shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of the provisions Provided for in this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi- cers law.
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