§ 1704. Establishment of central business district tolling program. 1.\nThe Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall establish the central\nbusiness district tolling program.\n 2. The central business district tolling program will operate in the\ncentral business district. The central business district shall include\nthe geographic area in the borough of Manhattan south of and inclusive\nof sixtieth street to the extent practicable but shall not include the\nFDR Drive, and New York state route 9A otherwise known as the "West Side\nhighway" including the Battery Park underpass and any surface roadway\nportion of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connecting to West St. The\nboundaries of the central business district shall not be modified,\nexpanded, or reduced and shall incorporate the outer bounds of the\naforementioned district to the extent practicable.\n 2-a. The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall enter into a\nmemorandum of understanding with the city department of transportation\nfor purposes of coordinating the planning, design, installation,\nconstruction and maintenance of the central business district tolling\ninfrastructure including required signage. The Memorandum shall address\nthe use of existing systems, devices and other facilities owned and\noperated by the city for the purposes of a central business district\ntolling program, as well as reimbursable costs associated with the\nplanning, design, installation, construction and maintenance of such\nprogram. Such memorandum of understanding shall be entered into no later\nthan sixty days from the effective date of this article.\n 3. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Triborough bridge\nand tunnel authority, pursuant to the memorandum of understanding\nexecuted pursuant to subdivision two-a of this section with the city\ndepartment of transportation shall plan, design, install, construct, and\nmaintain the central business district tolling infrastructure. The city\nof New York shall cooperate and consult with the Triborough bridge and\ntunnel authority to facilitate the planning, design, construction,\ntimely implementation, and maintenance of the central business district\ntolling infrastructure and shall not unduly hinder or delay the\nplanning, designing, installation, operation, construction, timely\nimplementation, or maintenance of the same. Notwithstanding any\nprovision of law to the contrary, the city of New York shall, pursuant\nto the memorandum of understanding executed pursuant to subdivision\ntwo-a of this section with the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority,\nbe authorized to provide for the use of existing systems, devices and\nother facilities owned and operated by the city, including, but not\nlimited to systems and devices installed pursuant to sections one\nthousand one hundred eleven-a, one thousand one hundred eleven-c, and\none thousand one hundred eighty-b of this chapter to facilitate the\nTriborough bridge and tunnel authority's central business district\ntolling program and shall work with the Triborough bridge and tunnel\nauthority to facilitate the same.\n (b) The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall, pursuant to the\nmemorandum of understanding executed pursuant to subdivision two-a of\nthis section with the city department of transportation, plan, design,\ninstall, construct, and maintain a central business district toll\ncollection system and implement and operate the same to collect the\ncentral business district toll.\n (c) The Triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall plan, design,\nimplement and operate a central business district toll customer service\ncenter.\n (d) The central business district tolling program shall be planned,\ndesigned, implemented and operated to facilitate payment of central\nbusiness district tolls by credit or debit card, check or automated\nclearing house payment, by telephone or over the internet or any other\nmethod of payment that the Triborough bridge and tunnel
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