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This bill would stop the federal government from allowing congestion pricing, also called cordon pricing, in New York City’s Central Business District tolling program. In plain terms, it would prevent the Secretary of Transportation from creating or keeping a system that charges drivers to enter that part of the city under this federal pilot program.
- It changes an existing federal transportation law from 1991.
- The new rule says congestion pricing may not be set up or continued for the New York City Central Business District Tolling Program.
- The bill is very narrow and focuses only on this type of pricing in New York City.
Official Summaries
Motorist Tax Abuse Act
This bill prohibits the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from establishing or maintaining cordon pricing for the Central Business District Tolling Program for New York City under the FHWA's Value Pricing Pilot Program. The New York program charges drivers a toll to enter an area in Manhattan designated as the Congestion Relief Zone.
In general, cordon pricing is a form of congestion pricing that includes a zone-based pricing system that involves either variable or fixed charges to drive within or into a congested area within a city.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 352 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 352
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
to prohibit cordon pricing in the Central Business District Tolling
Program for New York City, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
to prohibit cordon pricing in the Central Business District Tolling
Program for New York City, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Motorist Tax Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONGESTION PRICING.
Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(9) Prohibition on congestion pricing.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subsection, the Secretary may not
establish or maintain cordon pricing under the value pricing
pilot program under this section for the Central Business
District Tolling Program for New York City.''.
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