NY Veh & Traf L § 1704 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 8 - Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities Article 44-C - Central Business District Tolling Program 1704 - Establishment of Central Business District Tolling Program.

§ 1704. Establishment of central business district tolling program. 1. The  Triborough  bridge and tunnel authority shall establish the central business district tolling program.   2. The central business district tolling program will operate  in  the central  business  district. The central business district shall include the geographic area in the borough of Manhattan south of  and  inclusive of  sixtieth  street to the extent practicable but shall not include the FDR Drive, and New York state route 9A otherwise known as the "West Side highway" including the Battery Park underpass and  any  surface  roadway portion  of  the  Hugh  L.  Carey  Tunnel  connecting  to  West  St. The boundaries of the central  business  district  shall  not  be  modified, expanded,  or  reduced  and  shall  incorporate  the outer bounds of the aforementioned district to the extent practicable.   2-a. The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority  shall  enter  into  a memorandum  of  understanding with the city department of transportation for  purposes  of  coordinating  the  planning,  design,   installation, construction  and  maintenance  of the central business district tolling infrastructure including required signage. The Memorandum shall  address the  use  of  existing  systems,  devices and other facilities owned and operated by the city for the purposes of  a  central  business  district tolling  program,  as  well  as  reimbursable  costs associated with the planning, design, installation, construction  and  maintenance  of  such program. Such memorandum of understanding shall be entered into no later than sixty days from the effective date of this article.   3.  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Triborough bridge and tunnel  authority,  pursuant  to  the  memorandum  of  understanding executed  pursuant  to  subdivision  two-a of this section with the city department of transportation shall plan, design, install, construct, and maintain the central business district tolling infrastructure. The  city of  New  York shall cooperate and consult with the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority  to  facilitate  the  planning,  design,  construction, timely  implementation, and maintenance of the central business district tolling  infrastructure  and  shall  not  unduly  hinder  or  delay  the planning,   designing,  installation,  operation,  construction,  timely implementation,  or  maintenance  of  the  same.   Notwithstanding   any provision  of  law to the contrary, the city of New York shall, pursuant to the memorandum of  understanding  executed  pursuant  to  subdivision two-a  of  this section with the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority, be authorized to provide for the use of existing  systems,  devices  and other  facilities  owned  and  operated  by the city, including, but not limited to systems  and  devices  installed  pursuant  to  sections  one thousand  one  hundred  eleven-a, one thousand one hundred eleven-c, and one thousand one hundred eighty-b of  this  chapter  to  facilitate  the Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel  authority's  central  business district tolling program and shall work with the  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel authority to facilitate the same.  (b)  The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall, pursuant to the memorandum of understanding executed pursuant to  subdivision  two-a  of this  section  with the city department of transportation, plan, design, install, construct,  and  maintain  a  central  business  district  toll collection  system  and  implement  and  operate the same to collect the central business district toll.  (c) The Triborough bridge and tunnel  authority  shall  plan,  design, implement  and operate a central business district toll customer service center.  (d) The central business district tolling program  shall  be  planned, designed,  implemented  and  operated  to  facilitate payment of central business district tolls by credit or  debit  card,  check  or  automated  clearing  house  payment, by telephone or over the internet or any other method of payment that the Triborough bridge and  tunnel  authority  may implement.  (e) All procurements of goods, services or construction of any kind by the  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel  authority for the central business district tolling program shall be deemed to be subject only to the  same requirements  that  otherwise  apply  to  procurements by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority.  (f) Signage shall  be  clearly  delineated  to  provide  notice  at  a reasonable  distance prior to, and upon entry into, the central business district and upon exit from the central business district. Signage prior to entry must include  the  toll  rates  to  be  charged.  Additionally, signage  shall  be  provided,  where  practicable,  to  provide  drivers adequate notice to avoid  entry  into  the  central  business  district. Design,  placement  and installation of signage by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall be performed pursuant to  the  memorandum  of understanding  executed  pursuant  to  subdivision two-a of this section with the city department of transportation.   4. The central business district tolling infrastructure,  the  central business  district  toll  collection  system  and  the  central business district tolling customer service  center  shall  be  completed  by  the operation date.   5.  Responsibility  for  maintenance  of the central business district tolling infrastructure after the operation date shall  be  performed  by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority pursuant to the memorandum of understanding  executed  pursuant  to  subdivision two-a of this section with the city department of transportation.   6. The planning, designing, constructing, installing or maintaining of the  central  business  district  tolling  program  and  the   planning, designing,  installing,  constructing,  operating  or maintaining of the central business district  toll  collection  system  by  the  Triborough bridge   and  tunnel  authority  including  the  establishment  by  such authority of central business district tolls,  and  any  other  fees  or rentals for the use of its projects and any changes thereafter shall not be  subject  to  the  provisions  of  article eight of the environmental conservation law, the provisions of chapter six of  article  forty-three or chapter five of title sixty-two of the rules of the city of New York, or  the provisions of section one hundred ninety-seven-c of the New York city charter, relating to a uniform land use review procedure,  nor  the provisions  of  any  other  local law of the city of New York of like or similar effect including approvals or charges associated with the use of property owned and maintained by the city of New York necessary for  the installation  of  central  business  district tolling infrastructure nor shall the determination of the central business district toll amounts by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority board be subject to any  such provisions  of law. The planning, designing, installing, constructing or maintaining of the central business  district  tolling  program  by  the Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel authority shall be performed pursuant to the memorandum of understanding executed pursuant to  subdivision  two-a of this section.