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Senate Bill S6148

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the control of snow and ice on roads and highways

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2011-S6148 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§12, 135-a, 140 & 142-c, Hway L; amd §16-124, NYC Ad Cd

2011-S6148 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the control of snow and ice on roads and highways and requires that snow banks or snow piles at intersections resulting from snow and ice removal remain below three feet in height.

2011-S6148 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6148 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6148

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the highway law and the administrative code of the  city
  of  New  York, in relation to the control of snow and ice on roads and
  highways

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Laura's Law".
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 12 of the highway  law,  as  amended  by
section  3  of  part B of chapter 494 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
  2. The maintenance of state highways shall include the control of snow
and ice on such highways or any parts thereof, as the  commissioner  may
deem to be necessary to provide reasonable passage and movement of vehi-
cles over such highways. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT SNOW PILES,
SNOW  DRIFTS  AND/OR  SNOW BANKS AT INTERSECTIONS ON STATE HIGHWAYS THAT
RESULT FROM THE CONTROL OF SNOW AND ICE ON SUCH  HIGHWAYS  SHALL  REMAIN
BELOW THREE FEET IN HEIGHT. The commissioner is authorized also to erect
snow  fences at suitable locations. The work of such control of snow and
ice may be done by any municipality  which  for  the  purposes  of  this
section  shall include only a county, city, town or village. The govern-
ing board or body of any such  municipality  and  the  commissioner  are
hereby  authorized to enter into an agreement for the performance of the
work of such control of snow and ice upon such terms,  rules  and  regu-
lations as may be deemed by the commissioner to be for the best interest
of  the  public.  Such agreement may provide for periodic payments based
upon a percentage of the estimated total cost. Any agreement  authorized
by  this  subdivision shall be for a term of up to five years and at the
expiration of the year preceding the last year of the term specified  in
the  agreement,  as  such  term  may be extended as herein provided, the
municipality shall notify the commissioner either (a) that it  requests,
with the approval of the commissioner, that the term of the agreement be
extended  for a specified term of up to five years or (b) it intends not

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

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