Assembly Bill A836

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the maintenance, improvement and repair of certain town highways

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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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2011-A836 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §205-c, Hway L; add §124, amd §1683, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10377
2013-2014: A1407
2015-2016: A1837
2017-2018: A418
2019-2020: A3724
2021-2022: A326
2023-2024: A2225

2011-A836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the designation of low volume roads and minimum maintenance roads by town boards and enacts provisions relating to the maintenance, improvement and repair of such roads.

2011-A836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   836

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DESTITO,  LIFTON,  BURLING  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the highway law and the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
  relation  to  the  maintenance, improvement and repair of certain town
  highways

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

  Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 205-c to
read as follows:
  S 205-C. LOW VOLUME ROADS. 1. WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS OTHER-
WISE EXPRESSLY STATED, OR UNLESS THE CONTEXT OR SUBJECT MATTER OTHERWISE
REQUIRES, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A.  "LOW-VOLUME  ROAD"  SHALL  MEAN  A TOWN HIGHWAY OR PORTION THEREOF
LOCATED IN A TOWN, WHEN SUCH HIGHWAY HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC  COUNT
OF  LESS  THAN  FOUR HUNDRED MOTOR VEHICLES PER DAY. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT
APPLY TO ANY HIGHWAY OR ROAD OR PORTION  THEREOF  WHICH  HAS  PREVIOUSLY
BEEN  ABANDONED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIVE
OF THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE IT SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN USED  OR  TRAVELED  AS  A
HIGHWAY FOR SIX YEARS. LOW VOLUME ROADS MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
  (I)  "LOW-VOLUME  COLLECTOR  ROAD"  SHALL  MEAN A LOW-VOLUME ROAD THAT
COLLECTS TRAFFIC FROM ANY OTHER CLASSIFICATION  AND  CHANNELS  IT  TO  A
HIGHER LEVEL ROAD, SUCH AS A STATE HIGHWAY, ARTERIAL OR INTERSTATE HIGH-
WAY.
  (II)  "RESIDENTIAL  ACCESS  ROAD"  SHALL  MEAN  A LOW-VOLUME ROAD THAT
PROVIDES ACCESS TO RESIDENCES.   THE TRAFFIC GENERATED  DEPENDS  ON  THE
NUMBER  OF RESIDENCES. ALL YEAR ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND SCHOOL
BUSES MUST BE PROVIDED.
  (III) "RESOURCE/INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD" SHALL MEAN A  LOW-VOLUME  ROAD
THAT  PROVIDES  ACCESS  TO  FORESTS  OR INDUSTRIAL OR MINING OPERATIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01732-01-1
              

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