NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7503
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to discontinuing
the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To require the state thruway authority to remove the Yonkers Toll Plaza.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 354-a of the Public Authorities Law is amended by adding a new
section to read as follows: S354-a Yonkers Toll Plaza Discontinued. The
authority shall discontinue and remove the Yonkers toll plaza on the New
York state thruway.
JUSTIFICATION:
The New York State thruway authority recently announced that the Spring
Valley toll plaza will be discontinued. The stated reason for removing
the plaza was that it caused traffic congestion. Nearly as many vehicles
go through, the Yonkers toll plaza daily. In addition, The Governor
plans to raise certain tolls on the Tappan Zee Bridge to make up for the
loss of revenue from closing the toll plaza at Spring Valley. Conse-
quently, many Westchester residents are being forced to pay for the
removal of the Spring Valley Plaza. Removing the Yonkers toll plaza will
ensure that Westchester residents are not unfairly disadvantaged and
will advance the thruway authority's goal of relieving traffic
congestion in the lower Hudson Valley corridor.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
01/03/24 A4646 referred to transportation
02/21/23 A4646 referred to transportation
A1757 2021-2022 referred to transportation
A4394 2019-2020 referred to transportation
S1758 2017/2018 referred to transportation
A2495 2017/2018 referred to transportation
2015-2016 A1783 referred to transportation
A2842 2013-14 referred to transportation
A.8119 (1997-98),
A.1176 (1999-2000),
A.793 (2001-02),
A.461 (2003-04),
A.1563 (2005-06),
A.1555 (2007-07),
A.10299 (2008).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The authority is instructed to take all necessary means to make up for
the revenue loss from removing the Yonkers toll plaza.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.
