S9499 • 2025

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island

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Sponsor: Jeremy Cooney
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island.

What This Bill Does

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island.

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Bill History

2026-05-05 Senate
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2026-03-18 Senate
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island
Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9499

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     March 18, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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  exempting
          members of the New York state police from tolls associated with enter-
          ing on or exiting Ward's island

          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 1266-o to read as follows:
     3    §  1266-O.  TOLL  EXEMPTIONS  FOR  STATE  POLICE  ON WARD'S ISLAND. 1.
     4  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSONAL VEHICLE  USED
     5  BY  A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE SHALL BE CHARGED A TOLL IF THE
     6  VEHICLE IS USED BY A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE ENTERING ON  OR
     7  EXITING  WARD'S ISLAND FOR PURPOSES OF PERFORMING SUCH MEMBER'S OFFICIAL
     8  DUTIES.
     9    2. APPLICATION FOR SUCH TOLL EXEMPTION SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS
    10  SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH  INFORMATION
    11  AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
    12    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    13  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    14  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    15  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    16  on or before such effective date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15027-01-6