N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 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.