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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Substituted by A9618A
- Ordered to third reading cal.1472
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 6825a
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Extends duration of time during which a vehicle that does not meet specified requirements may obtain a permit to cross an R-posted bridge
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Barbara Lifton
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6825A
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to vehicle fitness for crossing R-posted bridges
Purpose
To extend the date of retrofitting compliance from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2019.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 stipulates requirements for 2006 model-year and newer vehicles for the purpose of obtaining divisible load permits. Amends Section 385.15 (f) of the Vehicle & Traffic Law by extending the date to comply with divisible load vehicle requirements to December 31, 2019. These vehicles are given until December 31, 2019 to fully retrofit to comply with weight distributional load requirements.
Section 2 requires this act to be deemed repealed if any federal agency or court of competent jurisdiction determines that this act would render New York state ineligible for the receipt of federal funds.
Section 3 allows for severability if any part of this act is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid.
Section 4 provides the effective date.
Existing law
Current law requires "infrastructure-friendly vehicle requirements" that are meant to reduce adverse impacts on transportation infrastructure as a result of use by heavy trucks. In recognition of the fact that these requirements necessitate expensive retrofitting, pre model-year 2006 vehicles are given an exemption until December 31, 2014, after which, will require partial retrofitting.
Justification
This legislation is necessary because multiple deadlines are not practical nor financially feasible for companies with fleets of pre model-year 2006 divisible load vehicles. They are given until the end of 2014 to partially retrofit them, and until 2019 to install all necessary upgrades. It is not worth it to partially upgrade these aged vehicles, only to perform a full upgrade five years later, at which time the vehicle will be completely obsolete and will need to be replaced. Instead of a two-step retrofit, this legislation would extend the December 31, 2014 deadline to December 31, 2019, bringing it into conformity with the deadline for the weight distributional load requirement. This legislation allows each company to choose which method best fits its needs and helps avoid undue financial hardship. It also offers more time to save the necessary capital to either fully retrofit older vehicles or replace them entirely.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
Immediate.
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