S10353 • 2025

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle

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Sponsor: Stephen T. Chan
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle Directs the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to establish a reduced toll on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of the county of Kings using a personal vehicle of seventy per centum of the regular crossing fare imposed.

What This Bill Does

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle Directs the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to establish a reduced toll on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of the county of Kings using a personal vehicle of seventy per centum of the regular crossing fare imposed.

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Bill History

2026-05-14 Senate
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle
Directs the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to establish a reduced toll on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of the county of Kings using a personal vehicle of seventy per centum of the regular crossing fare imposed.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10353

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 14, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CHAN  --  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  discounted
          tolls  on  the  Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county
          using a personal vehicle

          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 553-l to read as follows:
     3    § 553-L. VERRAZANO-NARROWS REDUCED TOLL; KINGS COUNTY.   NOTWITHSTAND-
     4  ING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH
     5  NOTEHOLDERS AND BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  REDUCED
     6  TOLL  FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION,
     7  WHICH SHALL ENTITLE SUCH RESIDENTS USING A PERSONAL VEHICLE TO CROSSINGS
     8  OVER THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE AT  A  REDUCED  COST  OF  SEVENTY  PER
     9  CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTS OF THE COUN-
    10  TY  OF  KINGS.  IN  THE  EVENT THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN
    11  ADDITION TO THE REGULAR TOLL FOR CROSSINGS  OVER  THE  VERRAZANO-NARROWS
    12  BRIDGE,  SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR CROSS-
    13  ING FARE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND SUCH RESIDENTS OF THE  COUNTY
    14  OF  KINGS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF
    15  ANY SUCH SURCHARGE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO  RESI-
    16  DENTS  OF KINGS COUNTY WHO UTILIZE A PERSONAL VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRONIC
    17  METHOD OF TOLL PAYMENT AND WHO CROSS THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE SIX OR
    18  MORE TIMES PER MONTH. APPLICATION FOR SUCH DISCOUNT  SHALL  BE  MADE  IN
    19  SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFOR-
    20  MATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15882-01-6