What's happening
This bill requires the New York State Thruway Authority to issue annual special hauling permits for trucking companies in Westchester during emergencies.
Why it matters
Improves emergency response logistics. By mandating annual permits for trucking during emergencies, the bill helps ensure that trucking companies can quickly mobilize essential equipment and supplies in Westchester when urgent infrastructure or utility crises arise.
Creates predictable, renewable access. The annual permit system (renewable each year) provides trucking companies with a stable, long-term framework for planning emergency operations, reducing the need for ad-hoc or last-minute permit applications during time-sensitive situations.
Expands scope of emergencies covered. The bill defines emergency situations broadly—covering not just major disasters but also utility emergencies (like those declared by Con Edison or other local utilities), infrastructure failures, or transit authority needs—ensuring a wide range of urgent scenarios are addressed.
Sets a standardized cost and regulatory process. By establishing a uniform $300 annual permit fee and requiring the Thruway Authority to create clear rules, the legislation aims to make the process transparent and accessible for trucking companies, while also giving the Authority oversight and regulatory consistency.
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Who cares
Trucking companies operating in the Westchester area
The bill would provide annually renewable special hauling permits for travel in specified special circumstances, with a $300 processing fee.
New York State Thruway Authority
The bill would direct the authority to issue the permits and adopt rules needed to implement the program.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Emergency situations it calls in would qualify trucking companies for special hauling permits.
Consolidated Edison and other local utility companies
Emergency situations they call in, including facility and structure maintenance, would qualify trucking companies for the permits.
Headline styles
Annual Truck Permits for Emergencies
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4179
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to issuance of annual special hauling permits for trucking companies in certain circumstances on the New York state thruway in the Westchester area
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 381-a to read as follows:
§ 381-a. Further additional powers of the authority to issue special hauling permits in the Westchester area. 1. The authority is hereby authorized and directed to issue annual special hauling permits to trucking companies for travel within the Westchester area when such trucking companies are operating in response to certain special circumstances, including but not limited to:
(a) an emergency situation called in by the metropolitan transportation authority;
(b) an emergency situation, including but not limited to, rock slides and bridge or structural collapses called in by the authority;
(c) an emergency situation, including but not limited to facility and structure maintenance called in by Consolidated Edison or any other local utility company.
2. Such permit shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually.
3. The processing fee for such permit shall be three hundred dollars.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the thruway authority shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04418-01-9
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