What's happening
This bill creates an amnesty program for tolls on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and permanently exempts Rockaway Peninsula residents from these tolls.
Why it matters
Immediate financial relief for Rockaway residents. By waiving all outstanding tolls and fees for eligible residents during the 90-day amnesty period, the bill provides direct economic relief to individuals who may have accrued significant toll debts.
Permanent elimination of a local financial burden. After the amnesty, Rockaway Peninsula residents would no longer face recurring costs for commuting to and from their own neighborhood, potentially improving affordability and quality of life.
Potential impact on transportation equity and mobility. The changes could address long-standing concerns about fairness and access for Rockaway residents, who often rely on the Cross Bay Bridge for work, school, and daily needs due to limited transit alternatives.
Implications for MTA revenue and policy precedent. The bill could set an example for other communities seeking exemptions or amnesties for bridge and tunnel tolls, raising questions about how transit authorities balance local needs with funding requirements.
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End Cross Bay Bridge Tolls
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 23
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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1704
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to establish an amnesty program for tolls charged on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and to prohibit the collection of any toll or associated fee for travel over such bridge
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the metropolitan transportation authority shall establish an amnesty program for any person charged with the payment of a toll or any associated fees for the use of the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge who is enrolled in the rebate program for residents of the Rockaway Peninsula for travel over such bridge. Such amnesty program shall allow any person charged with a toll or associated fee for the use of the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge who is enrolled in such rebate program to have such tolls or associated fees waived for a period of ninety days from the establishment of such amnesty program.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, at the conclusion of the amnesty program established pursuant to subdivision one of this section, no toll or associated fee shall be levied and collected on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge for any person enrolled in the rebate program for residents of the Rockaway Peninsula for travel over such bridge.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03777-01-9
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