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                                 5163--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI, BUTLER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee  on  Transportation  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to authorizing the town  of
  Deerfield  in  Oneida county to transfer jurisdiction of a road to the
  state

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 31 of section 341 of the highway law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
  6.  EFFECTIVE  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
OF THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD IN THE  COUNTY  OF  ONEIDA,  HAVING  PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED  THE  ABANDONMENT  OF  CERTAIN TOWN ROADS, AS SET FORTH IN THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  ASSUME
JURISDICTION  FOR STATE HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE ROAD IDENTIFIED AS THE
SOUTH-BOUND SERVICE ROAD AND ASSOCIATED RAMP SECTIONS  BUILT  UNDER  NEW
YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT D250071 IN NINETEEN
HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO PARALLEL TO STATE ROUTE EIGHT  AND  TWELVE  FROM  THE
CITY  OF UTICA LINE NORTH TO THE MULANEY ROAD INTERCHANGE, INCLUDING ANY
PAVEMENT,  SHOULDER  AREA,  DRAINAGE  SYSTEM,  LANDSCAPING,  CURBS,  AND
GUIDERAIL LOCATED THEREON OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THERETO.
  S  2. The commissioner of transportation and the town of Deerfield are
authorized to permanently close such portions of the highway transferred
to the state as necessary to eliminate travel over sections of the high-
way that are unfit or unnecessary for travel due to flooding or erosion,
provided, however, that provision is made for the access to or  acquisi-
tion  of  any  properties that would be denied access to public highways
due to such closure.
  S 3. This transfer of jurisdiction shall be  deemed  to  transfer  all
right,  title  and  interest of the town of Deerfield in the transferred
highways to the state. Furthermore, the state acquisition of such  prop-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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erty  pursuant to this act shall be deemed to be an acquisition pursuant
to section 30 of the highway law for all subsequent purposes and uses.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.