City Comptroller Brad Lander has assembled a legal team that is expected to announce litigation aimed at activating congestion pricing, the city's fiscal
that is expected to announce litigation aimed at activating congestion pricing, the city’s fiscal watchdog exclusively told amNewYork Metro Wednesday.
Lander and the legal team believe the pause is illegal, and say they intend to file litigation to force congestion pricing’s launch in the “coming weeks.” “We expect this group to make an announcement concerning litigation in the coming weeks,” he continued.The litigants, which include advocates for transit riders, the environment, and civic associations, intend to argue in state court that the pause was illegal under the original 2019 statute authorizing the toll, which stated the MTA “shall” implement a congestion pricing program to fund its capital plan.
The legal team also intends to argue that the pause violates the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act , the 2019 statute codifying the state’s goals for reducing carbon emissions, as well as the 2022 Green Amendment approved by voters that establishes a right to a “healthful environment.”
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