S 8079: Directs the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to implement a toll discount plan for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties who commute to work in the city of New York while the central business district tolling program is in effect; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8079 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE May 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ROLISON, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to implement a toll discount plan for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof 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 572 to read as follows: 3 § 572. Congestion pricing relief program. 1. The authority shall 4 implement a toll discount program for qualifying commuters travelling 5 into the city of New York from Orange, Rockland, Dutchess or Putnam 6 counties for employment. 7 2. Under the program, a qualifying commuter shall receive a twenty- 8 five percent discount on tolls under the central business district toll- 9 ing program for each of the first ten trips made each calendar month 10 from the commuter's residence into the city of New York, and a fifty 11 percent discount on tolls under the central business district tolling 12 program for all subsequent trips made from the commuter's residence into 13 the city of New York during the same calendar month. A minimum of ten 14 trips per month is required. If fewer than ten trips are taken per 15 month, the commuter shall be charged for each trip not taken. There 16 shall be no discount for commuters who make less than ten trips. Commu- 17 ters shall be required to enroll in the program in order to receive the 18 discount. 19 3. A qualifying commuter is a natural person who: 20 (a) resides full-time in Orange, Rockland, Dutchess or Putnam county; 21 (b) owns or leases a motor vehicle, or is a member of a household of a 22 person who owns or leases a motor vehicle, that has a license plate EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09688-02-5 
 S. 8079 2 1 registered to a residential address located in Orange, Rockland, Dutch- 2 ess or Putnam county; 3 (c) utilizes such motor vehicle to commute to employment within the 4 city of New York at least ten days in each calendar month; and 5 (d) is a current E-ZPass NY customer in good standing with a mailing 6 address in Orange, Rockland, Dutchess or Putnam county and who has an 7 E-ZPass tag associated with such account. 8 4. The provisions of this section shall apply only: 9 (a) to passenger motor vehicles used for personal commuting into the 10 city of New York; and 11 (b) as long as the control business district tolling program is in 12 effect in the city of New York. 13 5. For purposes of this section: 14 (a) "motor vehicle" has the meaning defined in section one hundred 15 twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law; and 16 (b) "the central business district tolling program" has the meaning 17 define in section seventeen hundred three of the vehicle and traffic 18 law. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 20 it shall have become a law; and shall expire and be deem repealed upon 21 the cessation of the central business district tolling program in the 22 city of New York; provided that the president of the Triborough and 23 tunnel authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission 24 upon the occurrence of the cessation of the central business district 25 tolling program in order that the commission may maintain an accurate 26 and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the 27 state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of 28 section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi- 29 cers law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal 30 of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act 31 on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or 32 before such effective date.