Drivers who cross the Tappan Zee, George Washington or Verrazano bridges spend a lot of money on tolls.

Drivers who cross the Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Queensborough bridges pay nothing.

Efforts by Mayor Bloomberg to change that in 2008 failed.

A recent proposal by a group called Move NY, led by former city Transportation Commissioner Sam Schwartz, is trying again. Schwartz has said tolls would decrease traffic congestion and raise money for the MTA to use for both bridge repair and mass transit.

The proposal has yet to get a formal hearing by city and state authorities with the power to impose tolls, but two Queens lawmakers don't want to take any chances.

Assemblyman David Weprin said those bridges have always been free, and should remain so.

"You’re dealing with middle-class people. You’re dealing with senior citizens. You’re dealing with small businesses," he said. "It’s not a question of choice. It’s a question that they can’t afford with this extra tax they would have to pay."

Weprin and State Senator Tony Avella are jointly introducing a bill that would prevent tolls from and preserve the bridges as cost-free indefinitely. Weprin has also introduced a bill that he says would raise $1.5 annually for the MTA by reviving a "commuter tax" that lapsed in 1999. That tax was levied on the income of people who work in New York City but live outside the five boroughs.