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Assembly Bill A3608

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the provision of prior notice by the port authority of New York and New Jersey of any project or operation that will impede the free flow of traffic on or near an authority facility

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2015-A3608 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2820
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9497, S6709
2017-2018: A1491

2015-A3608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the provision of prior notice by the port authority of New York and New Jersey of any project or operation that will impede the free flow of traffic on or near an authority facility.

2015-A3608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3608

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to authorize the governor to enter into  an  agreement  with  the
  state of New Jersey and apply to the Congress of the United States for
  its  consent and approval, relating to requiring the port authority of
  New York and New Jersey to provide advance notice of  any  project  or
  operation which is expected to impede the flow of traffic

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

  Section 1. The governor is authorized to  enter  into  a  supplemental
compact  or  agreement,  on  behalf  of the state, with the state of New
Jersey amending the compact between this state  and  the  state  of  New
Jersey  establishing  the port of New York authority, in accordance with
chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, as amended and supplemented, to  imple-
ment the provisions of section three of this act.
  S  2.  The governor is authorized to apply, on behalf of the state, to
the Congress of the United States for its consent and  approval  of  the
amendments to the compact between the state and the state of New Jersey,
establishing  the  port of New York authority, proposed in section three
of this act. Provided, however, that in the absence of the  consent  and
approval  of the Congress, the port authority of New York and New Jersey
shall retain all of the powers which this state and  the  state  of  New
Jersey may confer upon such authority without such consent and approval.
  S  3.  The  port  authority  of  New York and New Jersey shall provide
advance notice of any planned project or operation which is expected  to
impede  the  free flow of traffic on or near any port authority facility
by:
  a. providing advance written notice to the mayor and  municipal  emer-
gency  management coordinator in every municipality within five miles of
the facility;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02011-01-5

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