ACTION ALERT
July 20, 2010

Issue: Urge Governor Paterson to sign A.629/S.2752 in to law!

Action: Call Governor Paterson at (518) 474-8390 and urge him to sign into
law A.629/S.2752, a bill that would require self-serve gas stations to pump
gas for people with disabilities who have a parking permit for handicapped
persons.

Background: A.629 (Paulin) /S.2752 (Johnson) changes the general business
law, which requires self-serve gas stations to pump gas for PWDs that have handicapped license plates, to also include PWDs with a valid parking permit for handicapped persons. This addition is necessary as gas stations have been interpreting the bill literally and refusing to pump gas for individuals with hang tag handicapped parking permits. This bill was delivered to Governor Paterson yesterday for signature.

Mike Godino
Director of Advocacy, BCID
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Inc.
27 Smith Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201-5111
Voice: 718-998-3000
TTY: 718-998-7406
Fax: 718-998-3743
mgodino@bcid.org