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A6370Assembly2017-2018 Session

Waive Red Cross Emergency Tolls

Official title

“Relates to providing an exemption from tolls for Red Cross vehicles on highways, bridges and tunnels during an emergency”

Sponsor Matthew TitoneAD-61+7 co-sponsorsAffects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Transportation

What's happening

This bill waives or reimburses tolls for American Red Cross vehicles in New York when responding to emergencies.

Why it matters

  1. Helps the Red Cross respond faster and more efficiently. by removing financial and logistical barriers when their vehicles need to access highways, bridges, and tunnels during emergencies, potentially improving emergency response times.

  2. Ensures donated funds go further. by eliminating or reimbursing toll costs, so more resources can be directed toward direct aid and services rather than transportation expenses.

  3. Sets up accountability measures. requiring local Red Cross leadership to certify that toll reimbursements are only for true emergency responses, aiming to prevent misuse and maintain public trust.

  4. Requires the state to create clear rules. for how toll waivers and reimbursements will work, which could influence how other emergency or nonprofit vehicles are treated in the future.

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Waive Red Cross Emergency Tolls

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Matthew Titone

Assembly Member · Assembly District 61

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Referred to transportation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

6370

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 6, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, CUSICK, GUNTHER, BENEDETTO, COLTON, HEVE- SI, DenDEKKER, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to provide for the reimbursement of tolls for highways, bridges and tunnels for all vehicles registered to the American Red Cross in the event of an emergency

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

Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any tolls or charges for ingress or egress to highways, bridges or tunnels within the state shall be suspended for vehicles registered to the American Red Cross.

§ 2. Reimbursement shall only be granted for tolls incurred by vehicles registered to the American Red Cross while responding to emergencies. The chief executive officer of each chapter of the New York State American Red Cross shall certify that applications for reimbursement pursuant to this act, only include toll expenses incurred as a result of responding to such emergencies.

§ 3. The comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act.

§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD09171-01-7

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