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Assembly Bill A7142A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing vehicles containing three or more passengers to utilize the high occupancy lane on the Staten Island expressway

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2015-A7142 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12 §397-c, V & T L

2015-A7142 - Summary

Relates to allowing vehicles containing three or more passengers to utilize the high occupancy lane on the Staten Island Expressway.

2015-A7142 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 4968                                                  A. 7142

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  allowing
  vehicles containing three or more passengers to utilize the high occu-
  pancy vehicle lane on the Staten Island expressway

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

  Section 1. Article 12 of the vehicle and traffic  law  is  amended  by
adding a new section 397-c to read as follows:
  S  397-C. UTILIZATION OF THE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE ON THE STATEN
ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ALLOW VEHICLES
CONTAINING THREE OR MORE PASSENGERS GOING EITHER  NORTHBOUND  OR  SOUTH-
BOUND  ON  INTERSTATE  TWO  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-EIGHT THROUGH THE COUNTY OF
RICHMOND, FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF SUCH  INTERSTATE  KNOWN  AS  THE  STATEN
ISLAND  EXPRESSWAY  AND  CONTAINING  A  HIGH  OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE, TO
UTILIZE SUCH LANE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS  PER  WEEK.  THE
DEPARTMENT  SHALL  OPEN AND MAINTAIN SUCH LANE DURING THE TIME SPECIFIED
HEREIN, EXCEPTING ONLY FOR NECESSARY ROAD WORK AND REPAIRS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10007-01-5

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2015-A7142A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12 §397-c, V & T L

2015-A7142A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing vehicles containing three or more passengers to utilize the high occupancy lane on the Staten Island Expressway.

2015-A7142A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 4968--A                                            A. 7142--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. SAVINO, LANZA -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
  portation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS, BROOK-KRASNY, ORTIZ,
  TITONE, BORELLI, CUSICK -- 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 vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  allowing
  vehicles containing three or more passengers to utilize the high occu-
  pancy vehicle lane on the Staten Island expressway

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

  Section 1. Article 12 of the vehicle and traffic  law  is  amended  by
adding a new section 397-c to read as follows:
  S  397-C. UTILIZATION OF THE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE ON THE STATEN
ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ALLOW VEHICLES
CONTAINING THREE OR MORE PASSENGERS GOING EITHER  NORTHBOUND  OR  SOUTH-
BOUND  ON  INTERSTATE  TWO  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-EIGHT THROUGH THE COUNTY OF
RICHMOND, FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF SUCH  INTERSTATE  KNOWN  AS  THE  STATEN
ISLAND  EXPRESSWAY  AND  CONTAINING  A  HIGH  OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE, TO
UTILIZE SUCH LANE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS  PER  WEEK.  THE
DEPARTMENT  SHALL  OPEN AND MAINTAIN SUCH LANE DURING THE TIME SPECIFIED
HEREIN, EXCEPTING ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES, NECESSARY ROAD WORK AND REPAIRS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10007-02-5

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