Senate Bill S321

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Eliminates requirement for consent of an authority having jurisdiction over state land in the Adirondack park when the location of a highway thereon is changed

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S321 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A448
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S343, A149
2013-2014: S1011, A4511
2015-2016: S1079, A3372
2017-2018: S2614, A5430

2009-S321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates, for highways in the Adirondack park, the requirement for the approval and consent of the state authority having jurisdiction over state land when the location of a highway on such land is altered or changed, or use of such highway is discontinued.

2009-S321 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 321                                                    A. 448

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to changing the location of
  highways over certain lands owned and occupied by  the  state  in  the
  Adirondack park

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 212 of the highway law, as amended by  chapter  161
of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  S  212.  Changing  location  of  highways over certain lands owned and
occupied by the state. 1. If a highway  passes  over  or  through  lands
wholly  owned and occupied by the state, the location of such portion of
such highway as passes through such lands may be altered and changed, or
the same may be abandoned or the use thereof as a  highway  discontinued
with the consent and approval of the state authority having jurisdiction
or  control  over  such  lands  by  an  order  directing  such change in
location, abandonment or discontinuance.  Such  order  shall  contain  a
description  of  that  portion  of the highway the location of which has
been changed, abandoned or discontinued, and a description  of  the  new
location  thereof, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the state
authority having control of such lands.
  2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY HIGHWAY WITH-
IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  9-0101
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00380-01-9

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