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Assembly Bill A965A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes

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2015-A965 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1466
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8878, S6727
2017-2018: A1992, S5079
2019-2020: A3502, S4189
2021-2022: A4415, S3882
2023-2024: A3131, S6304, S9497
2025-2026: S3134

2015-A965 - Summary

Creates a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes.

2015-A965 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   965

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, ROZIC, SKOUFIS, CRESPO, COOK, HIKIND,
  KEARNS, McDONOUGH, PALUMBO, SANTABARBARA, HOOPER, ZEBROWSKI --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.   ARROYO, BROOK-KRASNY, BUCHWALD, GALEF,
  PERRY, RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, SOLAGES -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the creation of a
  website where motorists can report potholes

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

  Section 1. Section 13 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CREATE AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE  WHERE  MOTOR-
ISTS  CAN  REPORT  THE  LOCATIONS OF POTHOLES, CHECK THE STATUS OF THEIR
REPAIR AND VIEW THE LOCATIONS OF REPORTED POTHOLES TO BE AVOIDED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive  date  is  authorized  to  be  made and completed on or before such
effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03262-01-5

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2015-A965A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1466
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8878, S6727
2017-2018: A1992, S5079
2019-2020: A3502, S4189
2021-2022: A4415, S3882
2023-2024: A3131, S6304, S9497
2025-2026: S3134

2015-A965A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes.

2015-A965A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 965--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, ROZIC, SKOUFIS, CRESPO, COOK, HIKIND,
  KEARNS, McDONOUGH, PALUMBO,  SANTABARBARA,  HOOPER,  ZEBROWSKI,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  STECK,  SIMON, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, BARRON, BLAKE, SOLAGES, CAHILL,
  ROBINSON, COLTON, BRABENEC, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. ARROYO, BUCHWALD, GALEF, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY,  PICHARDO,  RIVERA,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the creation of a
  toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes

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

  Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 36 to read as follows:
  36.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A TOLL-FREE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR
HOTLINE  AND  INTERACTIVE  WEBSITE  BY  WHICH  PERSONS  MAY  REPORT  THE
LOCATIONS  OF POTHOLES ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE THRUWAY
AND RECEIVE, AT SUCH PERSON'S REQUEST, NOTIFICATION WHEN REPAIRS TO  THE
REPORTED  POTHOLE  HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO POST
THE LOCATIONS OF EACH REPORTED POTHOLE ON SUCH INTERACTIVE WEBSITE UNTIL
SUCH TIME AS SUCH POTHOLE IS REPAIRED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03262-02-6

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