Title TRA, Transportation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 144. Fees and charges. The commissioner or authorized officer or\nemployee of the department shall charge and collect eighty-five dollars\nfor the inspection or reinspection of all motor vehicles transporting\npassengers subject to the department's inspection requirements purs…

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

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

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

§ 15. Comprehensive statewide master plan for transportation. 1. The\ndepartment shall formulate and from time to time revise a long-range\ncomprehensive statewide master plan for the balanced development and\ncoordination of adequate, safe and efficient commuter and general\ntr…

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

§ 15-b. New York city accessible transportation system; New York city\ntransportation disabled committee. 1. Definitions. When used in this\nsection:\n a. "Authority" shall mean the New York city transit authority and its\nsubsidiaries.\n b. "Committee" shall mean the New York c…

§ 15-c. Accessible public transportation. 1. Definitions. When used in\nthis section:\n a. "Transportation provider" shall mean the Niagara frontier\ntransportation authority, the Rochester-Genesee transportation\nauthority, the capital district transportation authority, the cen…

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

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

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

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

§ 154. Issuance of a permanent certificate. 1. The commissioner may\nissue a permanent certificate of public convenience and necessity to\noperate as a common carrier of passengers to an applicant with or\nwithout hearing, except as provided in subdivisions two and seven of\nthi…

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

§ 156. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits.\n1. Certificates and permits shall be effective from the date specified\ntherein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided.\nAny such certificate or permit may, upon application of the h…

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

§ 158. Tariff requirements; common carriers. 1. No common carrier of\npassengers shall engage in transportation unless the rates, fares and\ncharges of said carrier have been prescribed by the commissioner or\nfiled by the carrier in accordance with the provisions of this articl…

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

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

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

§ 17-a. Reports of regional transportation authorities; certain cases.\n1. Each regional transportation authority shall submit to the governor,\nthe commissioner, the chairman and ranking minority member of the senate\nfinance committee, and the chairman and ranking minority mem…

§ 17-b. Public transportation safety plans; filing. 1.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subdivision eight of section twelve\nhundred sixty-six and subdivision seven of section twelve hundred\nninety-nine-f of the public authorities law or of subdivision seventeen\nof section o…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 177. Amendment, revocation and transfer of certificates and permits.\n1. Certificates and permits shall be effective from the date specified\ntherein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided.\nAny such certificate or permit may, upon application of the h…

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

§ 179. Tariff requirements; common carriers. 1. No common carrier of\nproperty by motor vehicle shall engage in such transportation unless the\nrates and charges of said carrier have been prescribed, or filed in\naccordance with the provisions of this article.\n 2. Whenever an a…

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

*§ 18-a. Statewide mass transportation operating assistance program.\n1. Within the amounts made available therefor by appropriation, a\nstatewide mass transportation operating assistance program is hereby\nestablished for the purpose of making payments toward the operating\nexp…

§ 18-b. Statewide mass transportation operating assistance program. 1.\nWithin the amounts made available therefor by appropriation, a statewide\nmass transportation operating assistance program is hereby established\nfor the purpose of making payments toward the operating expen…

§ 180. Rates and charges; contract carriers. 1. No contract carrier of\nproperty by motor vehicle shall engage in such transportation unless a\ncopy of the contract and copies of any amendments to that contract are\nfiled with the commissioner in accordance with any rules and re…

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