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A 4578 - Authorizing an Intercity Bus Permit System - Key Vote

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Carl Heastie voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (92-46) - (Key vote)

Title: Authorizing an Intercity Bus Permit System

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes cities with populations of at least 1 million people establish a permit system for intercity passenger bus services.

Highlights:
-Authorizes cities with populations of 1 million people or more to pass laws or ordinances that do the following (Sec. 1):
    -Establish a permit system for the loading or unloading of passengers on city streets by intercity passenger bus services; -Specify a city agency to issue permits and designate locations for the loading and unloading of passengers; -Charge an annual permit fee of up to $275 per vehicle; and -Issue fines of up to $1,000 for a first permit violation, or up to $2,500 for subsequent violations.
-Exempts the following methods of transportation from the permit requirements of the bill (Sec. 1):
    -Any non-transportation commercial or not-for-profit enterprise in which the transportation is not open to the public; -Buses going to and from school-related activities; -Buses driven on an occasional or casual basis by persons not engaged in transportation as a regular occupation or business; -Ambulances under the jurisdiction of the of the New York Department of Health; -Carriers operating under a contact with an employer to provide transportation exclusively for its employees; and -Buses operated wholly within a city's boundaries.
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Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Authorizing an Intercity Bus Permit System

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  • Jimmy K. Meng (NY - D) (Out Of Office)