
NY Assemblyman Co-Sponsors Stretch Limousine Safety Act
The bill would put more strict laws and regulations in place regarding inspection and operation.
Fee increase that could help secure construction financing would hit ground transportation services, including limo operators, with possible 400% annual spike in costs.
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport wants to sharply raise fees on many businesses that operate there, saying the revenue boost is needed to help secure construction financing for the new international terminal.
The airport plans to restructure and hike fees for regional shuttles, hotel shuttles, limos, off-airport parking lots and others — in some cases boosting the annual cost to a business by 400% or more. The move comes as the airport prepares to try to sell bonds to finish the $1.4 billion terminal project, and officials say it is part of a broader effort to bring in more money and assure investors the debt will be repaid.
Businesses are balking at the size of the increases, saying the economy makes it hard to pass costs onto travelers.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The bill would put more strict laws and regulations in place regarding inspection and operation.
Limo companies and others who deliver and pick up passengers expressed displeasure with the new system at council hearings last year.
The GCLA is urging legislators to heed the warnings of concerned groups and local governments.
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Months of feuding between investigating agencies has ended with a court agreement, but evidence may have been lost.
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First rolled out in California in June 2018, they are also authorized in Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
Contract workers, including ones for TNCs, can now pursue claims in court instead of mandatory arbitration.
The ABA, UMA, and IMG join a list of eight industry trade associations pointing out harmful effects on tourism.
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