BILL NUMBER: S5888
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to parking
permit systems for park-and-rides on Staten Island
 
PURPOSE:
Relates to authorizing a parking permit system for park-and-rides in the
Borough of Staten Island
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Vehicle and Traffic law by adding a new section
1640-q.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would implement a parking permit system for park-and-ride
parking lots located in Staten Island. The Borough of Staten Island has
three park and ride parking lots offer Staten Island commuters a
combined 1,157 parking spaces.
Recently, it seems that out-of-state residents are taking advantage of
the free parking at park-and-ride lots to the detriment of Staten Island
residents. This requires Staten Island residents often have to find less
convenient parking when parking spaces in park-and-ride lots are occu-
pied by out-of-state residents. The cost of operating and maintaining
park-and-ride parking lots on Staten Island is supplemented with revenue
collected from the taxes paid by Staten Island residents and other resi-
dents of the state of New York. This bill, by implementing a paid park-
ing permit system at Staten Island park-and-ride lots in which Staten
Island residents receive a permit free of charge and out-of-state resi-
dents pay an annual fee for a permit would increase the availability of
parking spaces for Staten Island residents.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.4294-Referred to Transportation/ A.5812 - Referred to Transpor-
tation
2023: S.4294-Referred to Transportation/ A.5812 - Referred to Transpor-
tation
2022: S.4932 - Referred to Transportation
2021: S.4932 - Referred to Transportation
2020: S.3277 - Referred to Transportation/ A.7149-Referred to Transpor-
tation
2019: S.3277 - Referred to Transportation/ A.7149-Referred to Transpor-
tation
2018: S.6204 - Referred to Transportation / A.8404-Referred to Transpor-
tation
2017: S.6204 - Third Reading Calendar/ A.8404- Referred to Transporta-
tion
2016: S.8171 - Referred to Rules
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.