Int 1721-2019
Regulation of new for-hire vehicle licenses.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2019-09-25
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2019-09-25Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission to study motor vehicle speeds in Manhattan south of 96th Street, known as the congestion zone. This bill would also permit the Taxi and Limousine Commission to limit the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses if average motor vehicle speeds in the congestion zone decrease.
Committee on Transportation — Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.
How it compares
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This bill: 827 days in committee
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Sponsors (1)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-09-25 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-09-25 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2019-09-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 1721
- Int. No. 1721
- September 25, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-25-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - September 25, 2019
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 19-554 to read as follows:
� 19-554 Issuance of for-hire vehicle licenses. The commission, in conjunction with the department of transportation, shall annually study vehicle speeds within the congestion zone, as defined in section 1299 of the tax law, and may limit the number of for-hire vehicle licenses permitted to operate within such zone for a period of one year if the chairperson of the commission determines that average vehicle speeds in the congestion zone have decreased from the previous year.
� 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law, except that the chairperson of the taxi and limousine commission may take such measures as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such effective date.
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8/19/2019
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