Title TRA, Transportation

§ 14-f. Transportation of hazardous materials. 1. The commissioner of transportation is hereby authorized to promote safety in the transportation of hazardous materials by all modes of transportation, and in connection therewith shall: (a) Have the power to make rules and regula…

§ 14-g. Intercity bus passenger service preservation. 1. Authorization is hereby given to the commissioner of transportation to contract with any person, firm, corporation or agency, including, but not limited to, any intercity bus company, state agency, the federal government, …

§ 14-h. Airport preservation. 1. In order to preserve and enhance the air transportation system of the state, the commissioner of transportation is hereby authorized: a. To enter into an agreement with the operator of any privately-owned airport to pay on behalf of the state a s…

§ 14-i. Long Island expressway; design and construction. 1. The commissioner shall prepare an environmental impact statement on the project to add travel lanes to the Long Island expressway between exits forty-nine and fifty-seven in accordance with the provisions of article eig…

§ 14-j. Special rail and aviation transportation program. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into a contract, lease or agreement with the New York state thruway authority for the financing by such authority of special rail and aviation transportation program as au…

§ 14-k. Multi-modal program. 1. There is hereby established the "multi-modal program". The commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into a contract, lease or agreement with the New York state thruway authority for the financing by such authority of the multi-modal program as a…

§ 14-1. Airport improvement and revitalization. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an airport improvement and revitalization grant and loan program is established. Such program is established to provide assistance for the revitalization of public use …

§ 14-m. Airport security. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) the term "airport" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision five of section two hundred forty of the general business law except th…

§ 14-n. Information concerning services for human trafficking victims in commercial service airports and general aviation airports. 1. The operator of a commercial service airport and the operator of a general aviation airport shall make available in the public restrooms and in …

§ 140. Safety requirements. 1. Every common, contract and private carrier of passenger by motor vehicle involved in interstate, intrastate, or international commerce domiciled in New York shall furnish and provide with respect thereto such service and facilities as shall be safe…

§ 141. Orders, notices and service. Every motor carrier operating pursuant to a certificate or permit issued under this chapter shall file with the commissioner a designation in writing of the name and post office address of a person upon whom or which service of notices or orde…

§ 142. Rate bureau regulation. 1. For the purpose of achieving a stable rate structure through regulated competition, the commissioner shall establish rules and regulations with respect to collective ratemaking procedures for all motor carrier transportation services over which …

§ 143. Vehicle identification. It shall be unlawful for any motor carrier holding a certificate or permit from the commissioner to operate any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state unless there is firmly affixed to such motor vehicle proper identification in accordance w…

§ 144. Fees and charges. The commissioner or authorized officer or employee of the department shall charge and collect eighty-five dollars for the inspection or reinspection of all motor vehicles transporting passengers subject to the department's inspection requirements pursuan…

§ 145. Penalties and forfeitures for violations. 1. Any certificate or permit may, after a hearing, be suspended, cancelled, revoked or modified, in whole or in part, for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any lawful rule, order or regulation of the co…

§ 146. Adequacy of service. It shall be the duty of every motor carrier to provide adequate service, equipment and facilities under such rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe.

§ 147. Dogs accompanying persons with a disability. Subject to such rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe, all common and contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle shall permit a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog as defined in section forty-seven-b o…

§ 15. Comprehensive statewide master plan for transportation. 1. The department shall formulate and from time to time revise a long-range comprehensive statewide master plan for the balanced development and coordination of adequate, safe and efficient commuter and general transp…

§ 15-a. Metropolitan planning organization and participants; certain functions. 1. In each urbanized area in which a public transportation system provides services, the existing metropolitan planning organization designated as such by the governor for the purpose of complying wi…

§ 15-b. New York city accessible transportation system; New York city transportation disabled committee. 1. Definitions. When used in this section: a. "Authority" shall mean the New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries. b. "Committee" shall mean the New York city tra…

§ 15-c. Accessible public transportation. 1. Definitions. When used in this section: a. "Transportation provider" shall mean the Niagara frontier transportation authority, the Rochester-Genesee transportation authority, the capital district transportation authority, the central …

§ 150. Application of article. This article shall apply to common carriers of passengers by motor vehicle and contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle.

§ 151. Exemptions. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any transportation for compensation in sedans, as such term is defined herein at the end of this section, or station wagons or to any transportation for compensation that is provided in vehicles larger than sed…

§ 152. Certificate and permit requirement. 1. No person or persons shall engage in intrastate transportation as a common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle on any highway in this state, or hold themselves out by advertising or any other means to provide such transportation, …

§ 153. Issuance of temporary authority. 1. A temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common carrier of passengers may be issued by the commissioner after public notice and with or without hearing, except as provided in subdivisions five and seve…

§ 154. Issuance of a permanent certificate. 1. The commissioner may issue a permanent certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common carrier of passengers to an applicant with or without hearing, except as provided in subdivisions two and seven of this se…

§ 155. Issuance of a permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to operate as a contract carrier of passengers may be issued by the commissioner to an applicant with or without a hearing, but upon notice to all interested parties, authorizing such applicant to provide transportatio…

§ 156. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits. 1. Certificates and permits shall be effective from the date specified therein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided. Any such certificate or permit may, upon application of the hold…

§ 157. Rates, fares and charges; common carriers. 1. It shall be the duty of every common carrier of passengers to establish, observe and enforce just and reasonable rates, fares and charges, and just and reasonable regulations and practices relating thereto. 2. Common carriers …

§ 158. Tariff requirements; common carriers. 1. No common carrier of passengers shall engage in transportation unless the rates, fares and charges of said carrier have been prescribed by the commissioner or filed by the carrier in accordance with the provisions of this article. …

§ 159. Complaints as to rates, fares and service. 1. Upon the complaint in writing of the county executive or board of supervisors of a county, the mayor of a city, the trustees or mayor of a village or the town board of a town in which a common carrier of passengers by motor ve…

§ 16. Delegation of powers and duties. The commissioner may, by official order filed with the department of transportation, delegate any of his powers to or direct any of his duties to be performed by any deputy, director, assistant, officer or employee of such department.

§ 17. State advances to authorities for preparation of plans. 1. Application may be made to the commissioner by an authority for state advances for making studies relating to and preparing preliminary plans and detailed plans and specifications for a project within the state whi…

§ 17-a. Reports of regional transportation authorities; certain cases. 1. Each regional transportation authority shall submit to the governor, the commissioner, the chairman and ranking minority member of the senate finance committee, and the chairman and ranking minority member…

§ 17-b. Public transportation safety plans; filing. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision eight of section twelve hundred sixty-six and subdivision seven of section twelve hundred ninety-nine-f of the public authorities law or of subdivision seventeen of section one h…

§ 170. Application of article. This article shall apply to common and contract carriers of property by motor vehicle except common carriers providing transportation of household goods as defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision fifteen of section two of this chapter.

§ 171. Exemptions. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following types of transportation of property by motor vehicle: 1. The transportation of property by or for the federal, state or municipal governments. 2. The occasional, casual or reciprocal transportatio…

§ 172. Certificate and permit requirement. 1. No person or persons shall engage in intrastate transportation as a common carrier of property by motor vehicle on any highway in this state or hold themselves out by advertising or any other means to provide such transportation unle…

§ 173. Issuance of temporary authority. 1. A temporary certificate or permit to operate as a common or contract carrier of property may be issued by the commissioner to a qualified applicant with or without a hearing for the purpose of providing a service for which there is an i…

§ 174. Issuance of permanent certificate. 1. A permanent certificate to operate as a common carrier of property may be issued by the commissioner to a qualified applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested parties, authorizing such applicant to provide tr…

§ 175. Issuance of permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to operate as a contract carrier of property may be issued by the commissioner to an applicant with or without hearing, but upon notice to all interested parties authorizing such applicant to provide transportation as a …

§ 176. Holding certificates and permits. No person may at the same time hold a certificate as a common carrier and a permit as a contract carrier authorizing operation for the transportation of property by motor vehicle within the same territory, unless for good cause shown, the…

§ 177. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits. 1. Certificates and permits shall be effective from the date specified therein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided. Any such certificate or permit may, upon application of the hold…

§ 178. Rates and charges; common carriers. 1. It shall be the duty of every common carrier of property to establish, observe and enforce just and reasonable rates, charges and classifications, and just and reasonable regulations and practices relating thereto. 2. Common carriers…

§ 179. Tariff requirements; common carriers. 1. No common carrier of property by motor vehicle shall engage in such transportation unless the rates and charges of said carrier have been prescribed, or filed in accordance with the provisions of this article. 2. Whenever an applic…

§ 18. Acquisition of abandoned railroad transportation property. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law to the contrary, the commissioner shall have a preferential right to acquire, for and in behalf of the people of the state of New York, for use…

*§ 18-a. Statewide mass transportation operating assistance program. 1. Within the amounts made available therefor by appropriation, a statewide mass transportation operating assistance program is hereby established for the purpose of making payments toward the operating expense…

§ 18-b. Statewide mass transportation operating assistance program. 1. Within the amounts made available therefor by appropriation, a statewide mass transportation operating assistance program is hereby established for the purpose of making payments toward the operating expenses…

§ 180. Rates and charges; contract carriers. 1. No contract carrier of property by motor vehicle shall engage in such transportation unless a copy of the contract and copies of any amendments to that contract are filed with the commissioner in accordance with any rules and regul…

§ 181. Liability for damage to property in transit. Every common carrier of property by motor vehicle shall, upon demand, issue either a receipt or a bill of lading for all property delivered to it for transportation. No contract, stipulation or clause in any receipt or bill of …