Assembly Bill A3378

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs commissioner of transportation, upon finding that a bridge has defects, to establish and implement an emergency plan for drivers and communities affected

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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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2015-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1143
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §231, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10996, S7250
2011-2012: A537, S555
2013-2014: A4513, S1363

2015-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has consistent defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement an emergency plan for the drivers and the communities that would be affected if such bridge closes for repairs.

2015-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3378

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. STEC, OAKS, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. CROUCH, KEARNS, TENNEY -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the highway law, in relation to directing the commis-
  sioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has  consistent
  structural  defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement
  an emergency plan for the drivers and the communities affected by  the
  closure of such bridge

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section  231  of
the  highway  law,  as  added  by  chapter  781 of the laws of 1988, are
amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
  (d) make available training materials to  persons  performing  mainte-
nance and inspection pursuant to this article; [and]
  (e)  prescribe  qualifications  of  bridge  design,  construction, and
inspection  experience  for  licensed  professional  engineers  who  may
perform  or  supervise  bridge  inspections or evaluations in accordance
with the provisions of this article[.]; AND
  (F) UPON THE FINDING THAT A BRIDGE HAS CONSISTENT  STRUCTURAL  DEFECTS
AND/OR  SAFETY  CONCERNS,  AS  DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM
CODE OF BRIDGE INSPECTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
THIRTY-TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT AN EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR REROUTING THE TRAFFIC, AND FOR ASSISTING THE DRIVERS AND COMMUNITIES
AFFECTED SHOULD A CLOSURE OF SUCH BRIDGE BE NECESSARY PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06262-01-5

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