What's happening
The bill exempts New York residents with disabilities who need a trailer for a special chair from New York State Thruway tolls.
Why it matters
Improves accessibility and reduces financial barriers. for disabled New Yorkers who require specialized mobility equipment, as they would no longer have to pay Thruway tolls when transporting necessary chairs via trailer.
Targets a specific subset of the disabled community. those who not only use special chairs but also require a trailer to transport them—ensuring the benefit is directed to individuals with significant mobility challenges.
Requires medical certification by a New York-licensed physician. , which introduces a safeguard against misuse, but could also add an administrative step for eligible individuals to access the exemption.
Mandates rulemaking by the Thruway Authority. , potentially setting a precedent for other toll exemptions based on disability-related transport needs and signaling increased state recognition of accessibility in transportation policy.
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Who cares
Disabled New York residents who need trailers to transport special chairs
They would be exempt from Thruway tolls if a New York-licensed physician certifies that they require the chair.
New York State Thruway Authority
It would have to provide for the exemption in its rules and stop charging tolls to qualifying residents.
New York-licensed physicians
Their certification that a resident requires a special chair would be a condition of eligibility for the toll exemption.
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Free Thruway Tolls for Disabled
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1493
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the exemption of disabled individuals who require a trailer to transport a special chair from tolls collected by the New York state thruway authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 621 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the powers conferred by the vehicle and traffic law, the authority is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for the use and occupancy of the thruway as may be necessary and proper for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation of its property and for the collection of tolls and provided further that the authority, in consultation with the departments of environmental conservation and transportation, is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement a heavy duty vehicle roadside inspection program pursuant to section 19-0320 of the environmental conservation law. Such rules and regulations shall authorize the exemption from the collection of such tolls upon any New York state resident who is a disabled individual who requires a trailer to transport a special chair and is certified by a physician licensed in the state of New York that such person requires such chair.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to read as follows:
4. Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use of the highway or any of its parts, where the imposition thereof is authorized by law. No such toll shall be imposed by the New York state thruway authority upon any New York state resident who is a disabled indi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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vidual who requires a trailer to transport a special chair and is certified by a physician licensed in the state of New York that such person requires such chair.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law provided, however, that any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.
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