L.L. 1993/115
Enactment date: 12/30/1993
Int. No. 519-A
By Council Members Dear, McCaffrey, Spigner, Clarke, Leffler, Eisland and Warden (in conjunction with the Mayor); also Council Members Alter, Malave-Dilan, Harrison, Koslowitz, Marshall, McCabe, Rivera, Williams and Wooten
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing and regulation of commuter vans and to the adjudication of violations for unlicensed activity.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 23. This local law shall take effect two hundred seventy days after its enactment into law, provided however, that:
(1) any commuter van service that provides service through the use of one or more commuter vans as those terms are defined in section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York as amended by section three of this local law, which commuter van service would be subject to the authorization and licensing requirements set forth in this local law, and who on the effective date of this local law holds a valid certificate of operating authority granted by the state department of transportation covering the operations of such commuter vans in the city of New York and is in compliance with such operating authority, may continue to operate in the city of New York in the geographic areas and upon the terms and conditions set forth in such operating authority for a period of one year following the effective date of this local law, provided, however, that at the expiration of such one year period such person shall be required to comply with the provisions of this local law. The taxi and limousine commission shall provide for the conversion of such operating authority held by any such commuter van service into authorization and commuter van licenses issued pursuant to this local law in accordance with any agreement between the state department of transportation and the city of New York; and
(2) prior to such effective date the taxi and limousine commission may promulgate any rules necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this local law and may take any other actions necessary for the administration of this local law.