Assembly BillIntroduced
A 379: Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.
What A 379 does, verified March 18, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products on roads maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority. Farmers engaged in activities related to the agriculture and markets law and producing certain products are eligible for this discount. Those farmers who are also exempt from paying taxes under the tax law will receive a 50% discount on the normal toll rate. The discount does not apply to additional surcharges or non-commercial vehicle travel. Farmers can file their tax exemption certificate with the Thruway Authority, which will then issue E-ZPass tags providing the 50% discount. This discount will take effect on January 1, 2027.
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 329 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 379 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, KELLES, MANKTELOW, BRABENEC, WOERNER, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 354-a to read as follows: 3 § 354-a. Discount for farmers. Farmers, engaged in activities listed 4 in subdivision four of section two of the agriculture and markets law, 5 and producing products as defined in subdivision five of section two of 6 the agriculture and markets law, shall receive a toll discount on roads 7 maintained by the thruway authority. Those farmers eligible for a tax 8 exemption under subparagraph (A) of paragraph two of subsection (a) of 9 section six hundred six of the tax law will be discounted fifty percent 10 of the normal toll rate. This discount shall not apply to surcharges in 11 addition to the regular crossing fare, and shall not be used in occa- 12 sions of non-commercial vehicle travel. Farmers receiving the tax 13 exemption under subparagraph (A) of paragraph two of subsection (a) of 14 section six hundred six of the tax law may file the certificate produced 15 for that exemption with the thruway authority. Upon receiving the 16 certificate, the thruway authority shall issue E-ZPass tags to the farm- 17 ers, providing them the fifty percent toll rate discount. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01487-01-5
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