Ten Years After, the Pension Protection Act Falls Short of Promises. Ten years ago today, President George W. Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006. It was the largest, most comprehensive U.S. pension reform bill since the mother of them all, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Consider this one of my âI have to knowâ articles but in my recent trip to Long Island, I had to cross both the George Washington and Throgs Neck Bridge going both ways. Traveling from New Jersey to New York, you have to pay a toll for both bridges and on the way back, you only have to pay for the Throgs Neck Bridge. Unlike your standard $0.50 or $1 toll booth, these guys arenât cheap. The George Washington toll is $8.00 and the Throgs Neck toll is $5.50. Round trip, I paid $19.00 in tolls and it got me to wondering just how much these toll booths collect each and every day. On the George Washington Bridge, there are 23 cash toll booths as well as 8 EZ pass booths. That means at any given time, 31 different collection points are established, taking in $8.00.
I-PASS and E-ZPass. I-PASS and E-ZPass can be used interchangeably and are accepted in 15 states by 26 toll agencies. Rates and discounts are set by individual facilities. Please visit their websites through the E-ZPass facilities page for specific information.1  Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.eep in mind it may take up to 48 hours for out-of-state roadways to update your I-PASS account. *The Indiana Toll Road Concession Company-the private company that operates the Indiana Toll Road and the Skyway-passes on a 3-cent-per-transaction fee to all I-PASS customers using the Indiana Toll Road and Chicago Skyway.