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The bill shields New York City drivers and local businesses from federally imposed CBD congestion tolls and preserves local control, but it removes a federal policy and funding pathway that could help reduce congestion, improve air quality, and fund transit—shifting costs and uncertainty to local governments.
Drivers, commuters, local motorists, and small businesses in New York City will avoid new CBD congestion tolls and related trip or delivery cost increases because the federal pilot is blocked from imposing such tolls.
Local governments retain authority over tolling decisions, preserving municipal control and preventing unilateral federal imposition of CBD tolls.
Public transit systems and riders could lose a federal funding/authorization pathway for congestion-related projects, reducing resources available for transit improvements.
Residents and commuters in NYC may experience continued or worsened downtown congestion and poorer air quality because the bill removes a federal tool (congestion pricing) that can reduce traffic and emissions.
State and local governments and local taxpayers may face higher costs to address congestion if they pursue alternative local pricing or mitigation measures, shifting fiscal burden to local budgets.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits the federal DOT from using the value pricing pilot authority to establish or maintain cordon congestion pricing for New York City's Central Business District Tolling Program.
Introduced January 13, 2025 by Nicole Malliotakis · Last progress January 13, 2025
Bars the U.S. Department of Transportation from using the federal value pricing pilot authority to establish or maintain cordon (congestion) pricing for the Central Business District Tolling Program in New York City. Also designates an official short title for the Act. The bill does not authorize new spending, change taxes, or impose new federal funding requirements on state or local governments; it only creates a categorical prohibition on applying this specific federal authority to that New York City tolling program.