{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074","kind":"context","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania and New Jersey (seven DRJTBC toll bridges: Trenton-Morrisville, New Hope-Lambertville, I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg, Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, Milford-Montague)","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC)","authority":"Commission toll-collection powers under the Compact (\u0027Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19 Virus\u0027)","instrument":"DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points \u0027until further notice\u0027; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transaction","title":"Temporary Cashless Tolling to Start Tonight at Seven Commission Toll Bridges - Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19 Virus","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-24 10:00 p.m.","end":"Until further notice (the Commission later made cashless collection permanent; end of the temporary emergency process not documented in this cluster)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["all motorists at the seven toll bridges","registered owners of non-E-ZPass vehicles"],"clause":"The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) today announced it will shift to temporary cashless toll collections 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in response to the worsening coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Until further notice, tolls at the Commission\u0027s seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points will be assessed electronically via E-ZPass or through toll notices sent to registered vehicle owners via U.S. Mail.... The new emergency toll-collection process will eliminate exchanges of currency and change that could spread coronavirus among customers and Commission personnel.... Failure to make payment by the prescribed due date will cause the toll bill to be placed in violation. A $30 violation fee will be applied to each toll transaction that goes unpaid and ascends to violation status.","enforcement":"$30 violation fee per unpaid toll transaction after 30 days; NJ E-ZPass Customer Service Center processing","functions":["DR drivers (I-78 and I-80 interstate freight crossings; cash refused)","TV travel (Delaware Valley interstate commuting)","CB customer access"],"notes":"Binding emergency toll rule of a compact commission with a stated penalty; authority operating rule.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":167613,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074","citation":"Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points \u0027until further notice\u0027; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transaction (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-097"]}