L.L. 2018/147
Enactment date: 8/14/2018
Int. No. 144-B
By Council Members Levin, Constantinides, Holden, Rivera, Brannan, Chin, Rosenthal, Ayala, Menchaca and Lander
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to conducting a study of the impact vehicles for hire have on the city of New York, and authorizing the commission to establish and revise vehicle utilization standards for high-volume for-hire services and to regulate the issuance of new licenses to for-hire vehicles
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1.
a. The taxi and limousine commission shall not issue new for-hire vehicle licenses for 12 months after the effective date of this local law, during which period the commission shall submit a report to the council every 3 months on the impact of this section on vehicle ridership throughout the city.
b. Notwithstanding subdivision a of this section, the taxi and limousine commission may issue a new for-hire vehicle license to an applicant who (i) possesses a taxi and limousine commission issued driver's license, (ii) provides written proof that, prior to the effective date of this local law, the applicant entered into a lease for the use of a licensed for-hire vehicle that contains a conditional purchase agreement for the vehicle, and (iii) demonstrates that the term of such lease is no less than 2 years.
c. Notwithstanding subdivision a of this section, the taxi and limousine commission shall continue to issue new for-hire vehicle licenses for wheelchair accessible vehicles.
d. The taxi and limousine commission shall continue to renew for-hire vehicle licenses existing on the effective date of this local law pursuant to the rules of the commission.
e. Notwithstanding subdivision a of this section, the taxi and limousine commission may issue any number of new for-hire vehicle licenses upon a determination by the commission that issuing such number of new for-hire vehicle licenses would increase the availability of for-hire services in different geographic areas of the city where such services are needed, and where such licenses would not substantially contribute to traffic congestion, and the promulgation of rules pursuant to of the New York city charter shall not be required for any action taken by the commission pursuant to this subdivision.
f. The taxi and limousine commission may promulgate rules to address the need of any person who has been issued a for-hire vehicle license prior to the effective date of this local law to ensure that such license may remain operable during the 12-month period after the effective date of this local law.
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately.