What's happening
This bill exempts Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, and Orange counties from the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental vehicle registration fees.
Why it matters
Reduces financial burden for drivers in Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, and Orange counties. by exempting them from the supplemental registration and license renewal fees that support the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); this could save individuals and families a recurring cost.
Alters the funding base for the MTA. , potentially reducing revenue generated from these four counties. This may impact the overall budget for public transportation projects and services in the region, possibly shifting more of the funding responsibility to other counties or the state.
Reflects local sentiment regarding the fairness of MTA fees. residents and representatives from these counties have often argued they do not benefit proportionally from MTA services; this exemption addresses those concerns.
Could set a precedent for other counties seeking similar exemptions. if they believe their constituents are not adequately served by MTA resources, which may further affect transportation funding structures in the future.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9616
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental registration fee for certain counties
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 499-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
§ 499-a. Metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental registration fee. Registrants residing in the metropolitan commuter transportation district, except in the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Orange, shall upon the registration or renewal of a motor vehicle be charged a supplemental registration fee to be paid to the commissioner or his or her agent in accordance with the provisions of this article.
§ 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 1 of part FF of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Upon passage of the knowledge test required to obtain a learner's permit, an applicant for a driver's license who resides in the metropolitan commuter transportation district established by section one thousand two hundred sixty-two of the public authorities law, except in the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Orange, shall be required to pay a supplemental fee of one dollar for each six months or portion thereof of the period of validity of a learner's permit or license which is or may be issued pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
§ 3. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c-3) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 1 of part FF of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Supplemental renewal fee in the metropolitan commuter transportation district. In addition to the fees required to be paid pursuant to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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paragraph (c) of this subdivision, a supplemental fee of one dollar for each six months or portion thereof of the validity of the license shall be paid for renewal of a license of a person who resides in the metropolitan commuter transportation district established by section one thousand two hundred sixty-two of the public authorities law, except in the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Orange issued by the commissioner.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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