This bill requires all helicopters operating within New York State to be equipped with three specific safety devices: flight recorders, cockpit voice recorders, and terrain awareness and warning systems. It directly affects helicopter operators and manufacturers by mandating these safety technologies on all non-exempt helicopters used for commercial or private flights in the state. The law exempts aircraft used exclusively by the U.S. government, National Guard, or state civil departments. The requirement becomes effective 180 days after the bill's enactment.
Describes the role of the ignition interlock monitor as well as requirements of people charged with violations that require the installation of an ignition interlock device to comply with court orders.
Allows new buildings where new parking is provided to have an optional, charger-agnostic, power-based allocation method alternative to certain electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements; requires the department of state division of building standards and codes to promulgate rules and regulations relating to such alternative.
S 1621 exempts emergency ambulance service vehicles from standard window tinting restrictions in New York's vehicle and traffic law. The bill amends Section 375 to specifically exclude ambulances (as defined in Section 115-c) from the prohibition on tinted windows. This change directly affects ambulance operators and manufacturers by allowing tinted windows on these vehicles without violating existing traffic regulations. The exemption applies immediately upon the bill's enactment, with no additional requirements for ambulance operators.
Authorizes additional traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at no more than one intersection located on the Saw Mill River parkway within the village of Pleasantville, county of Westchester, upon approval from the state department of transportation.
Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle, with certain exceptions, for more than 3 consecutive minutes; establishes the first violation is a warning and subsequent violations of such section are traffic infractions punishable by a fine of $150.
Requires entities which operate a system of shared electric bicycles or scooters to impose penalties for failure of an operator or borrower to return a shared electric scooter or bicycle to a proper location.
Establishes safety requirements for operators who use bicycles with electric assist for commercial purposes and the businesses that employ such operators.
Establishes the green accessible transition authority to promote the transition of the for-hire vehicle and other state industries to environmentally sustainable practices and increase universal accessibility of for-hire vehicles, paratransit services, and taxi services statewide; establishes a for-hire vehicle improvement surcharge for each for-hire transportation trip conducted in a transportation network company vehicle or by a high-volume for-hire service; makes an appropriation therefor.
Repeals congestion pricing (Part A); increases the membership of the metropolitan transportation authority from sixteen to seventeen members; provides for the appointment for one member from each of New York City's boroughs on the written recommendation of the mayor of New York City (Part B); directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority (Part C).
