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NY S01879
Bill
Status
1/11/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tony Avella
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AI Summary
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Amends definitions of "black car" and "luxury limousine" to include vehicles covered by the New York black car operators' injury compensation fund pursuant to Executive Law section 160-dd.
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Requires for-hire vehicle base stations with 1,200 or more affiliated vehicles to convert vehicles to accessible vehicles, with 5% converted within 90 days and 50% converted by January 1, 2022.
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Mandates newly placed vehicles at large base stations must be accessible vehicles until the 50% threshold is met.
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Imposes a moratorium on licensing new for-hire vehicle base stations or vehicles, with limited exceptions for smaller stations under 1,200 vehicles that obtain environmental impact approval.
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Establishes penalties of $50-$150 per day per vehicle for non-compliance, with potential grounds for license revocation or denial.
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Expires and repeals three years after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relates to requiring all for-hire vehicles to comply with vehicle accessibility requirements; defines accessible vehicle and for-hire vehicle base station; requires a portion of for-hire vehicles affiliated with a for-hire vehicle base station be dedicated to be accessible vehicles; requires that by 2022 50% of such for-hire vehicles of 1200 or more affiliated with a for-hire vehicle base station be accessible vehicles; fines violators $50-150 per day from the date violation occurred until it is cured.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/3/2018