* § 385-a. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with\nweight restrictions. (a) 1. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, the city of New York is hereby authorized to establish a weigh in\nmotion demonstration program on the covered locations set forth in\nsubparagraph (ii) of this paragraph imposing monetary liability on the\nowner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with\ngross vehicle weight and/or axle weight restrictions on such covered\nlocations in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such\ndemonstration program shall empower the city of New York to install and\noperate up to sixteen weigh in motion violation monitoring systems at\nany one time on interstate route 278 in Kings county, and up to two\nweigh in motion violation monitoring systems at any one time on each of\nthe other covered locations set forth in such subparagraph. Such systems\nmay be stationary or mobile and may be activated at locations on such\nportion of such interstate and on the other such covered locations as\ndetermined by the New York city department of transportation. The New\nYork state department of transportation, covered agencies, and covered\nauthorities may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the New\nYork city department of transportation for the purposes of coordinating\nthe planning, design, installation, construction and maintenance of such\nweigh in motion demonstration program. Such memorandum shall address,\nfor purposes of such demonstration program, the use of systems, devices\nand other facilities owned and operated by the state, covered agencies,\nand covered authorities.\n (ii) Covered locations subject to a demonstration program established\nby the city of New York pursuant to this section shall mean interstate\nroute 278 in Kings county; the Greenpoint Avenue bridge over Newtown\nCreek; the Metropolitan Avenue bridge over Newtown Creek; the Hamilton\nAvenue bridge over the Gowanus Canal; the Williamsburg bridge over the\nEast River; the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge (state route 25) over the East\nRiver; the Third Avenue bridge over the Harlem River; the Manhattan\nbridge over the East River; and that portion of the Long Island\nExpressway (interstate route 495) over Woodhaven Boulevard.\n 1-a. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after holding a\npublic hearing in accordance with the public officers law and subsequent\napproval of the establishment of a demonstration program in accordance\nwith this section by a majority of the members of the entire board of\nthe triborough bridge and tunnel authority, the chair of the triborough\nbridge and tunnel authority is hereby authorized to establish a weigh in\nmotion demonstration program on the covered location set forth in\nsubparagraph (ii) of this paragraph imposing monetary liability on the\nowner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with\ngross vehicle weight and/or axle weight restrictions on such covered\nlocation in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such\ndemonstration program shall empower the chair of the triborough bridge\nand tunnel authority to install and operate up to two weigh in motion\nviolation monitoring systems at any one time on such covered location.\nSuch systems may be stationary or mobile and may be activated at\nlocations on such covered location as determined by such chair. Covered\nagencies and covered authorities may enter into a memorandum of\nunderstanding with the triborough bridge and tunnel authority for the\npurposes of coordinating the planning, design, installation,\nconstruction and maintenance of such weigh in motion demonstration\nprogram. Such memorandum shall address, for purposes of such\ndemonstration program, the use of systems, devices and other facilities\nowned and operated by such other covered agencies and covered\nauthorities.\n (ii) The covered location subject to a demonstration program\nestablished by the chair of the
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