Increase in Bridge Toll Structure

NY-ADR

2/13/19 N.Y. St. Reg. OBA-07-19-00019-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 7
February 13, 2019
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
OGDENSBURG BRIDGE AND PORT AUTHORITY
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. OBA-07-19-00019-P
Increase in Bridge Toll Structure
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
Amendment of Part 5704 of Title 21 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Vehicle and Traffic Law, section 1630, subsection 4; Public Authorities Law, section 703-b
Subject:
Increase in Bridge Toll Structure.
Purpose:
To increase bridge toll revenue in order to become financially self-supporting. Our bridge operations are resulting in deficit.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
2:00 p.m., March 28, 2019 at One Bridge Plaza, Ogdensburg, NY.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Text of proposed rule:
Section 5704.1 Schedule of Tolls is amended to read as follows:
Section 5704.1 Schedule of tolls
Effective April 15, 2019, pending approval of the Director of the Budget of the State of New York, tolls are as follows:
Type of vehicleProposed toll rate
Auto (one way)$[2.75] 3.25
2-axle truck$[5.00] 6.75
3-axle truck$[6.00] 8.50
4-axle truck$[6.50] 10.25
5-axle truck$[8.50] 12.00
6-axle truck$[10.00] 13.75
7-axle truck$[11.50] 15.50
8-axle truck$[13.00] 17.25
9-axle truck$[14.50] 19.00
10-axle truck$[16.00] 20.75
BUS$[5.00] 6.75
Additional axles$1.75
Commercial Truck Permit$65.00
Commercial Permit Fee (Overweight)$[100.00] 140.00
Commercial Escort Fee$[1000.00] 1000.00
Section 5704.4 – Special Toll Rates.
The Authority’s Special Toll Rates, effective April 15, 2019, are as follows:
The proposed commuter incentives: Prepaid Options - USD
Commuter Card Options-Passenger Vehicles
20 one way trips - Green Card - 20% discount$[37.00] 52.00
60 one way trips - Yellow Card - 20% discount$[100.00] 156.00
75 one way trips - Red Card - 20% discount$[90.00] 195.00
50 one way trip tickets - Auto-only Ticket Books$[75.00] 112.50
Commercial Vehicle Incentives: - USD
Prepaid Commercial Vehicle: 6 one way trips - Blue Card - 20% $66.00
Accounts greater than $35,000 annually will be credited a 15% incentive credit for future travel.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Wade A. Davis, Executive Director, Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, 1 Bridge Plaza, Ogdensburg, NY 13669, (315) 393-4080, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Same as above.
Public comment will be received until:
60 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
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