NY Pub Auth L § 553-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 3 - Bridge and Tunnel Authorities Title 3 - Triborough Bridge Authority 553-K - Traffic Mobility Review Board.

§ 553-k. Traffic mobility review board. 1. The authority's board shall   establish  the  "traffic  mobility  review"  board  (board), which shall   consist of a chair and five members, that shall be made up  of  regional   representation,  one  of  whom  shall be recommended by the mayor of the   city of New York, one of whom shall reside in the  Metro  North  Region,   and  one  of  whom  shall  reside  in  the Long Island Rail Road Region.   Members of the board must  have  experience  in  at  least  one  of  the   following  areas:  public  finance;  transportation;  mass  transit;  or   management. The chair and the members of the board shall be appointed by   the authority.2. The  board  shall  make  a  recommendation  regarding  the  central   business  district  toll  amounts  to be established pursuant to article   forty-four-C of the vehicle and  traffic  law,  which  shall  include  a   variable-pricing  structure,  no  sooner  than  November  fifteenth, two   thousand twenty and no later than December  thirty-first,  two  thousand   twenty,  or no later than thirty days before a central business district   tolling program is initiated, whichever is  later.  Such  recommendation   shall  be  submitted  to  the  board of the Triborough bridge and tunnel   authority for consideration before  the  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel   authority  board may approve central business district toll amounts that   may be established and adopted.3. For purposes of recommending a central business  district  toll  or   tolls  in  addition  to  the goal of reducing traffic within the central   business district, the board  shall,  at  minimum,  ensure  that  annual   revenues  and  fees  collected  under  such  program, less costs of such   program, provide for revenues into the central business district tolling   capital lockbox fund,  established  pursuant  to  section  five  hundred   fifty-three-j of this chapter, necessary to fund fifteen billion dollars   for  capital  projects  for  the  2020  to 2024 capital program, and any   additional revenues above that amount to be available for any  successor   program.  The  board shall consider for purposes of its recommendations,   factors  including  but  not  limited  to,  traffic  patterns,   traffic   mitigation  measures,  operating  costs,  public  impact, public safety,   hardships, vehicle type, discounts for motorcycles,  peak  and  off-peak   rates  and  environmental  impacts,  including  but  not  limited to air   quality and emissions trends. The  board  shall  recommend  a  plan  for   credits,  discounts,  and/or  exemptions  for  tolls paid on bridges and   crossings which shall be informed by a traffic study associated with the   impact  of  any  such  credits,  discounts  and/or  exemptions  on   the   recommended  toll.  The  board  shall  recommend  a  plan  for  credits,   discounts, and/or exemptions for for-hire vehicles defined, and  subject   to  a  surcharge  imposed by, article twenty-nine-C of the tax law for a   for-hire transportation trip based on factors including, but not limited   to, initial market entry costs associated with licensing and regulation,   comparative contribution to congestion in the central business district,   and general industry impact. The board shall produce a  detailed  report   that  provides information regarding the board's review and analysis for   purposes of establishing its recommendations, including but not  limited   to, all of the considerations referred to in this subdivision. The board   shall not recommend a toll that provides for charging passenger vehicles   registered  pursuant  to  subdivision six of section four hundred one of   the vehicle and traffic law more than once per day.4. The authority, its subsidiaries, affiliates,  and  subsidiaries  of   affiliates,  the  city  of  New  York, and any state agency or authority   shall provide any assistance necessary to assist in  the  completion  of   the board's work and promptly respond to any requests for information or   consultation consistent with the purposes of this section. 5.  The  Metropolitan  Transportation  Authority capital plan shall be   reviewed by the traffic mobility review board.6. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.