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Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City.
Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City.
Summary
This House resolution expresses opposition to New York City's proposed Central Business District Tolling Program, which would charge drivers up to $23 per day to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. The resolution raises concerns about the economic impact on commuters (estimated $5,000 per year), small businesses, low-income families, and potential increased congestion in outer boroughs. The resolution disapproves of the tolling program and recommends that New York State conduct a public economic impact report and that federal and state authorities halt implementation of the program. As a resolution, this expresses the sense of the House but does not have binding legal force.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
3 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jan 9, 2025 Submitted in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. Lawler) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
RESOLUTION
Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City.
Whereas through the Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City, the State of New York Department of Transportation, the City of New York Department of Transportation, and the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority are proposing charging drivers as much as $23 per day to enter the Manhattan Central Business District, defined as any area south of 60th Street; Whereas Manhattan is an island and therefore has limited points of entry, and such Tolling Program will impact commuters, students, low-income families, and small businesses traveling into such Business District; Whereas the Central Business District Tolling Program could cost daily commuters an estimated $5,000 per year; Whereas a commercial vehicle could potentially be charged each time such vehicle enters the Central Business District, including multiple entries in one day; Whereas the Central Business District Tolling Program will be particularly harmful and costly to small businesses that are required to travel into Manhattan, while such small business are still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns; Whereas the increased costs to small businesses from the Central Business District Tolling Program such businesses will be forced on consumers, who are continuing to struggle with persistently high inflation; Whereas concerns have been raised that the Central Business District Tolling Program will result in increased congestion in the outer boroughs of New York City; Whereas the Central Business District Tolling Program is expected to generate $1,000,000,000 annually in revenue, which will support the $15,000,000,000 capital investment program of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as well as being used to operate the Tolling Program; and Whereas the overwhelming majority of the Central Business District Tolling Program revenue is designed to cover the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is estimated to have lost $690,000,000 in 2022 due to fare evasion and is reportedly facing a projected budget shortfall of almost $3,000,000,000 by 2025: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) disapproves of Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City;
(2) acknowledges the severe economic burden the proposed Central Business District Tolling Program would pose on small businesses and strongly recommends the State of New York conducts, and makes publicly available, an economic impact report on such Program; and
(3) strongly recommends that relevant Federal agencies and the State of New York halt implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program. <all>
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