Senate Bill S7735

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes in N.Y. city a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce certain restrictions

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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-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10201
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§235, 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 401 & 1809, add §1111-c, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L

2009-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes in a city with a population of one million or more a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce certain restrictions on the use of bus lanes by means of bus lane photo devices.

2009-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7735

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 5, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law,
  in relation to establishing in a city with a population of one million
  or more a bus lane demonstration program to  enforce  restrictions  on
  the use of bus lanes by means of bus lane photo devices; and providing
  for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 235 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  separately amended by section 1 of chapters 20, 21, 22 and 383
of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general,  special
or  local  law or administrative code to the contrary, in any city which
heretofore or hereafter is authorized  to  establish  an  administrative
tribunal to hear and determine complaints of traffic infractions consti-
tuting  parking,  standing  or stopping violations, or to adjudicate the
liability of owners for violations of subdivision (d) of section  eleven
hundred eleven of this chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred
eleven-a  of  this chapter, or to adjudicate the liability of owners for
violations of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven  of  this
chapter in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-b of this chap-
ter  as added by section sixteen of [the chapter] CHAPTERS TWENTY, TWEN-
TY-ONE, TWENTY-TWO AND THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE of  the  laws  of  two
thousand  nine  [which  amended  this subdivision], or to adjudicate the
liability of owners for violations of  toll  collection  regulations  as
defined in and in accordance with the provisions of section two thousand
nine  hundred  eighty-five  of  the  public authorities law and sections
sixteen-a, sixteen-b and sixteen-c of chapter seven hundred seventy-four
of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty, OR  TO  ADJUDICATE  LIABILITY  OF
OWNERS  IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN-C OF THIS CHAP-
TER FOR VIOLATIONS OF BUS LANE RESTRICTIONS AS DEFINED IN SUCH  SECTION,
such  tribunal and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto shall be
constituted in substantial conformance with the following sections.

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

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