Senate Bill S6833

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of North Salem, in the county of Westchester, to establish maximum speed limits on town highways at less than the statutory limits

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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-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1662-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S2585

2011-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of New Salem, in the county of Westchester, to establish maximum speed limits on town highways at less than the statutory limits.

2011-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6833 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6833

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 28, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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, in relation to  authorizing
  the  town  of  North  Salem, in the county of Westchester, to regulate
  speed limits on town highways

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

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of section 1662-a of the vehicle and
traffic law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added
to read as follows:
  2. THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM, IN THE COUNTY  OF  WEST-
CHESTER,  MAY BY LOCAL LAW ESTABLISH MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS AT WHICH VEHI-
CLES MAY PROCEED ON OR ALONG TOWN HIGHWAYS  IN  SUCH  TOWN,  OTHER  THAN
STATE OR COUNTY HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, LOWER THAN THE FIFTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR STATUTORY MAXI-
MUM SPEED LIMIT.  NO SUCH SPEED LIMIT APPLICABLE ON OR ALONG SUCH DESIG-
NATED  HIGHWAYS WITHIN SUCH TOWN SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AT LESS THAN TWEN-
TY-FIVE  MILES  PER  HOUR,  EXCEPT  THAT  SCHOOL  SPEED  LIMITS  MAY  BE
ESTABLISHED  AT NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR, FOR A DISTANCE NOT
TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FEET, ON A HIGHWAY PASSING A
SCHOOL BUILDING, ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF A SCHOOL ABUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09131-02-2

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