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In my opinion, the residents of Queens will be unfairly taxed by the current congestion plan.
A public official who helped develop the mayor's congestion plan questioned the wisdom of trading it for something equally controversial.
In total, the congestion plan would raise between $1 billion and $1.5 billion annually, according to estimates.
New York's task force estimated its proposed congestion plan could raise more than $1 billion annually for public transit.
The federal Transportation Department said last week that it would give New York $354 million if it went ahead with the mayor's congestion plan.
Any congestion plan New York State ultimately approves, and any plan the federal government agrees to finance, must include repeal of the state's punitive tax on nonresident telecommuters.
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Bridge tolls are seen by many as similar to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan to charge drivers for entering Manhattan on its busiest streets; that plan died in the Legislature this year, largely because of opposition from Assembly Democrats.
Mr. Bloomberg acknowledged that time was running out for his congestion pricing plan, and for the city and state to qualify for $350 million in federal transportation financing, which requires that the plan be approved by the end of month.
Only a congestion charging plan for Manhattan.
"I agreed to vote for his congestion pricing plan.
Mr. McMahon also supported the mayor's congestion pricing plan.
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