Assembly Actions -
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Mar 17, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A10302
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUPARDO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Sam Hoyt
William Magee
multi-Sponsors
Nancy Calhoun
Tony Jordan
Peter Lopez
N. Nick Perry
2009-A10302 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7177
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1621, V & T L
2009-A10302 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10302 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to restricting access of commercial vehicles PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To establish that no commercial vehicle shall be restricted in the use of state highways without proper evidence of a safety herd. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill amends Section 1d21(a) (9) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by providing that commercial vehicles be excluded from highways only for public safety, requires the Department of Transportation to issue a finding showing a public safety problem, that the exclusion will adequately address the problem and that other mitigating factors failed. JUSTIFICATION: Proposed regulations being reviewed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) would restrict trucks over 45 feet in length access to certain routes within the Finger Lakes Region. These regulations will have negative financial implications and unintended consequences on New York's agricultural economy and commercial trucking industry. The New York Farm Bureau has identified several specific cases where farms would see increased costs under the proposed draft regulations which range from 540,000 to almost $1 million per year. These are costs that would be directly absorbed by New York farmers who often cannot
2009-A10302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10302 I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to restricting access of commercial vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 9 of subdivision (a) of section 1621 of the vehi- cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 1008 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 9. Exclude trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer combinations, or tractor-trailer-semi- trailer combinations from highways specified by the commissioner. Such exclusion shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along the highways from which such vehi- cles and combinations are otherwise excluded AND SHALL BE DONE ONLY FOR REASONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY. PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXCLUSION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A FINDING SHOWING (I) A DEMONSTRATED PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD, (II) SUCH A RESTRICTION WILL ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THAT PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD AND (III) OTHER MITIGATING ACTIONS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED AND FAILED. SUCH MITIGATING ACTIONS CAN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPEED ZONE ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC REGULATION ENFORCEMENT AND ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after February 11, 2010. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16297-01-0
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