Assembly Actions -
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May 21, 2014 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 19, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 14, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 13, 2014 |
1st report cal.652 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 11, 2013 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 05, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 28, 2013 |
1st report cal.140 |
Jan 28, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2963
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
2013-S2963 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2963 TITLE OF BILL: An act directing the department of transportation to keep certain roadways open PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to improve the flow of traffic by dispersing more cars among more lanes, while preserving the principal objective of the high-occupancy vehicle lane SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subsection 1 directs the Department of Transpor- tation to allow all high occupancy vehicles to use the "high-occupancy vehicle" lanes of the specified portion of Interstate 278 at all times, while reserving for the Department of Transportation the right to close such lanes for purposes for maintenance and repairs Subsection 2 defines "high-occupancy vehicle" as any automobile contain- ing three or more people JUSTIFICATION: Interstate 278 (I-278) is one of the most heavily trav- eled roadways in all of New York State, running through each of New York City's five boroughs. New York's southernmost portion of I-278, known as the Staten island Expressway, suffers from significant traffic and bottlenecks as motorists: make their way between New Jersey, Manhattan, and Long Island. To accommodate this, "high-occupancy vehicle" (HOV) lanes were established to provide an incentive for car-pooling and public transportation, resulting in less vehicles on the road, shortened
2013-S2963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2963 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT directing the department of transportation to keep certain road- ways open THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The department of transportation is directed to allow any high-occupancy vehicle traveling northbound and southbound on Inter- state 278 between the Goethals Bridge to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, known as the Staten Island Expressway, to utilize the high-occupancy vehicle lane at all times, excepting periods of road work and repairs. 2. As used in this section, "high-occupancy vehicle" is defined as any automobile containing three or more people. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07998-01-3
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