Assembly Actions -
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Apr 09, 2012 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S6908
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S6908 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add Title 19 Chap 1 Subchap 4, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S327
2015-2016: S937
2017-2018: S1303
2011-S6908 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6908 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enacting the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill sets forth the title of the bill as the "traffic safety compliance act". Section 2 of the bill amends Chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York by adding a new subchapter 4 that will require the following: 1. Section 19-190 will require an engineering study or intersection control study pursuant to the requirements of the National Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ("MUTCD") to be completed within 3 months of receiving a request to implement a traffic control device. 2. Upon completion of the study the city department of transportation ("department") must prepare a written report detailing the analysis completed during the study, including an explanation of the analysis of criteria or warrants considered pursuant to the MUTCD. If a specific location is deemed to fail the criteria and/or warrants, the written
2011-S6908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6908 I N S E N A T E April 9, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enacting the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "traffic safety compliance act". S 2. Chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 4 to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER 4 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMPLIANCE ACT S 19-190 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE STUDY AND REPORT. 1. WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF RECEIVING A REQUEST TO IMPLEMENT A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERFORM AN ENGINEERING STUDY OR INTERSECTION CONTROL STUDY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS "MUTCD"), PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SUBPART F OF PART 655 OF TITLE 23 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 2. UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH STUDY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A WRIT- TEN REPORT DETAILING THE ANALYSES DONE DURING THE STUDY, INCLUDING AN EXPLANATION OF THE ANALYSIS OF CRITERIA OR WARRANTS CONSIDERED PURSUANT TO THE MUTCD. IF A SPECIFIC TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE LOCATION IS DEEMED TO HAVE FAILED TO MEET ANY OF THE CRITERIA OR WARRANTS CONSIDERED, THE WRITTEN REPORT SHALL PROVIDE A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE REASONS THEREFORE. 3. A COPY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PARTY OR PARTIES THAT REQUESTED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT COST AT THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT. 4. IF IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST AND AFTER COMPLETION OF THE STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT NO TRAF- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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