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A4394Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS5550

Remove Yonkers Thruway Toll

Official title

“Directs the discontinuance of the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway”

Sponsor J. Gary PretlowAD-89Affects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Transportation

What's happening

This bill requires the removal and discontinuation of the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York State Thruway.

Why it matters

  1. Eliminating the Yonkers toll plaza would directly reduce travel costs. for drivers who regularly use this section of the New York State Thruway, potentially saving commuters and commercial vehicles significant money over time.

  2. Removing the toll plaza could ease traffic congestion. in the Yonkers area, improving traffic flow and reducing delays, which can benefit both local residents and through-travelers.

  3. The bill could shift the financial burden of thruway maintenance. , as revenue from this toll would no longer be collected; this may require the Thruway Authority to seek alternative funding sources or adjust tolls elsewhere.

  4. The change may impact local economic activity and quality of life. , making the area more attractive for businesses and residents by reducing barriers to mobility and potentially lowering transportation costs for goods and services.

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Who cares

  • New York State Thruway Authority

    The bill would require the authority to discontinue and remove the Yonkers toll plaza.

  • Drivers using the Yonkers toll plaza

    The bill would eliminate the toll plaza on their Thruway route.

  • Trucking and delivery companies using the Yonkers toll plaza

    The bill would remove a toll collection point on their routes.

Headline styles

Remove Yonkers Thruway Toll

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member · Assembly District 89

Chair, Ways and Means

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Referred to transportation

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5550Senate

End Yonkers Thruway Toll

In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Impact 5 · Moderate0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

4394

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 4, 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 discontinuing the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway

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 354-a to read as follows:

§ 354-a. Yonkers toll plaza discontinued. The authority shall discontinue and remove the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04882-01-9

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