N.Y. Transportation Law § 173: Issuance of temporary authority

§ 173. Issuance of temporary authority. 1. A temporary certificate or

permit to operate as a common or contract carrier of property may be

issued by the commissioner to a qualified applicant with or without a

hearing for the purpose of providing a service for which there is an

immediate or urgent need from or to a point or points or within a

territory. Applications for temporary authority shall contain such

information as the commissioner by regulation may prescribe.

2. Temporary authority as a common or contract carrier of property

shall:

(a) create no presumption that corresponding permanent authority be

granted;

(b) confer no proprietary or property rights in the use of the

highways;

(c) be granted for a period not to exceed six months, which may be

renewed by the commissioner for good cause shown; and

(d) be subject to any conditions deemed to be appropriate by the

commissioner.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the commissioner

determines that, due to emergency conditions, there is not sufficient

time to process an application for temporary authority under this

section, the commissioner may grant emergency temporary authority

pursuant to such conditions and regulations that may be prescribed by

the commissioner. Unless suspended or revoked, such emergency temporary

authority shall be granted for not more than thirty days.