New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXIII - NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Part 1160 - COMMERCIAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE LANDSIDE TERMINAL OPERATIONS AT THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT › Section 1160.22 - Transportation network companies

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Operating agreement.
A TNC must obtain the NFTA"TMs permission to operate on the
				  airport through the execution of an operating agreement. No TNC may pick-up or
				  drop-off a TNC passenger without a valid operating agreement with the NFTA. TNC
				  operator must pay the access fee established or changed by resolution of the
				  NFTA members as set forth in section
				  1299-f of the Public Authorities
				  Law.
(b)
Operations.
(1) New York State
				requirements and license. TNC operator must comply with article 44-B of the
				Vehicle and Traffic Law (NY TNC requirements) at all times during any
				operations on the airport. TNC operator must be properly licensed by the State
				of New York and maintain the insurance as prescribed by the NY TNC requirements
				and each TNC driver operating on the airports shall be permitted by TNC
				operator and maintain the insurance as prescribed by the NY TNC requirements.
				TNC operator shall be responsible to verify, monitor and track the insurance
				that TNC drivers are required to maintain under NY TNC requirements. TNC
				operator must comply with the criminal history background check requirements
				prescribed by the NY TNC requirements.
(2) Designated areas. TNC operator and its
				permitted TNC drivers, in common with others so authorized, may use on a
				non-exclusive use basis the pick-up, drop-off and staging areas designated by
				the NFTA from time to time for TNC permitted use and for no other
				purpose.
(3) Geo-fence. TNC
				operator shall demonstrate to the NFTA that TNC operator has established a
				geo-fence for the airport(s) to manage its airport(s) operations and shall
				notify permitted affiliated TNC drivers about the geo-fence. The geo-fence
				shall be comprised of one or more polygons whose points are geographic
				coordinates defined by the NFTA and on NFTA owned airport property. The
				geo-fence will preclude or black-out a TNC driver"TMs ability to accept ride
				requests while within the geo-fence boundaries, unless otherwise approved by
				the authority. The geo-fence shall be fully functioning and operational on the
				commencement date of TNC operator"TMs operating agreement and must remain fully
				functioning and operational throughout the term of the operating
				agreement.
(4) Trade dress. All TNC
				vehicles operating on the airports must at all times display trade dress that
				is clearly visible and identifying as prescribed in section
				1696
				(5) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(5) TNC driver identification. TNC operator
				must provide the NFTA with the unique identifier for each TNC driver that
				operates on the airports. TNC drivers must have available for inspection in
				digital format information that provides driver identification with a color
				photo of the driver, vehicle make and model, license plate number, certificates
				of insurance, electronic equivalent of a waybill, and verification that TNC
				operator has issued the TNC driver a permit in accordance with section
				1696
				of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(6)
				Tracking TNC vehicles on airport property. TNC operator must develop a vehicle
				tracking protocol based on a geo-fence established by the NFTA and as may be
				required to interface with the NFTA"TMs ground transportation support
				management system. TNC operator must provide the necessary access and data to
				the NFTA or NFTA"TMs authorized ground transportation support management vendor
				to implement NFTA"TMs ground transportation management system. TNC operator may
				be required to enter into a third party agreement with the NFTA"TMs ground
				transportation support management vendor for the administration and enforcement
				of the NFTA"TMs ground transportation rules and regulations.
(7) Tracking triggers. TNC vehicle drop-off
				trips and pick-up trips must be tracked at various stages based on transaction
				type and the applicable airport. For each transaction type, TNC operator shall
				provide the transaction type, date, time, geographical location, TNC
				identification, TNC driver unique identifier and vehicle license plate number.
				TNC driver must maintain an open application at all times while on airport
				property. The tracking triggers, include, but are not limited to ride
				completion which occurs when the TNC driver completes a drop-off trip on
				airport property by indicating on the digital network that the ride is complete
				and a pick-up trip which occurs when the TNC driver pick-up a passenger on
				airport property by indicating on the digital network that a passenger has been
				picked-up.
(8) TNC driver
				education. TNC operator must provide information to all TNC drivers regarding
				the authorized use of the airport, the TNC designated areas for operations and
				the TNC driver"TMs responsibilities for compliance with the NFTA"TMs ground
				transportation rules and regulations and with NY TNC requirements. TNC operator
				shall promptly notify TNC drivers of any and all violations thereof and
				immediately notify the TNC driver to come into compliance.