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Int 0545-2011

Allowing disabled veterans to use express lanes or high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2011-04-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2011-04-28Passed: 2013-12-31
Committee on TransportationMass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

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7 passed · 43 died

This bill: 978 days in committee

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Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2011-04-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2011-04-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2013-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2011-04-28 · 1:30 PM · Emigrant Savings Bank - 49-51 Chambers Street
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-175.4, to read as follows: §19-175.4 Use of express lanes or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by disabled veterans. Vehicles bearing disabled veteran license plates issued by the New York state department of motor vehicles shall be allowed to use any street or bridge lanes designated by the department of transportation as an express lane or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, regardless of whether such vehicles are occupied by a passenger. §2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law. MWC 4/8/11 LS 1903