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Senate presses NYS DOT Commissioner Dominguez on Port Authority accountability, toll fines and Stewart Airport
Summary
Marie Teresa Dominguez, New York State DOT commissioner and governor’s nominee to the Port Authority board, told senators she would "look into" concerns about Port Authority transparency, toll penalties and deferred pier repairs raised during a June 11 hearing.
Marie Teresa Dominguez, commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation and Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on June 11 and faced sustained questioning about the agency’s transparency, toll-penalty practices and deferred maintenance.
Why it matters: The Port Authority is a bi-state entity that controls airports, bridges, tunnels and port facilities affecting millions of commuters and freight shipments. Senators pressed Dominguez to commit to greater legislative accountability and to address constituent harms from tolling fines and from what lawmakers described as decades of deferred maintenance on city piers.
Dominguez described a 30-year transportation career, including federal roles at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration…
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