New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT AND CONTROL
Chapter I - Audit Of Revenues And Accounts Payable From State Funds And Funds Under Its Control
Part 8 - Traveling Expenses
Section 8.4 - Transportation by personally owned vehicle or airplane
Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023
(a) Transportation by personally owned vehicles.
(b) Tolls.
(c) Travel by personally owned motorcycle will be approved at either the rate agreed to in the employee collective bargaining agreements or the rate established under Internal Revenue Service regulations covering deductible business expenses, whichever is higher.
(d) Travel by privately owned airplane. It is the responsibility of agencies to prevent incurring additional expense through the use of personally owned airplanes when common carrier service can be used without undue delay in conducting official business. In cases where travel by air is justified, the expenses of authorized use of a privately owned airplane on State business will be reimbursed at the same mileage rate is in effect under Internal Revenue Service regulations covering deductible business expenses; except that if commercial air transportation is available between points of travel and no official passengers are carried on a traveler's personally owned airplane, travel expense reimbursement shall be limited to either the published coach fare for commercial air travel or the mileage rate established under Internal Revenue Service regulations, whichever is less. If a traveler is authorized by the agency head to use his or her privately owned plane on State business, his or her liability insurance policy must be currently in force, provide coverage of at least $1,000,000 and include the State of New York as a named insured. The insurer must be licensed by the State Insurance Department to conduct business in New York State. All claims for expense reimbursement based on the use of a personally owned airplane shall be subject to review by the Comptroller, and reimbursement may be disapproved if determined to be against the best interests of the State.