Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 25, 2016 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 23, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2016 |
1st report cal.908 |
Feb 02, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2015 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1656 |
Jun 09, 2015 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jun 02, 2015 |
print number 2658a |
Jun 02, 2015 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
Apr 22, 2015 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 27, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2658A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S2658 - Details
2015-S2658 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2658 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the canal law, in relation to maintaining bridges in a manner to not impede commerce, transportation of students, or agriculture PURPOSE: This legislation would require the State to maintain canal lift bridges in a manner not to impede commerce, transportation of students, or agriculture. Further this legislation requires at least on public hearing in a community where the bridge to be closed is located. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 62 of the canal law to require the State to maintain canal lift bridges in a manner not to impede commerce, transportation of students, or agriculture. Further this section requires at least one public hearing in a community where the bridge to be closed is located. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2658 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2658 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation to maintaining bridges in a manner to not impede commerce, transportation of students, or agricul- ture THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 62 of the canal law, as amended by chapter 335 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: S 62. Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the canal system. All highway or pedestrian, lift or movable bridges over the canal system other than highway bridges connecting parts of a state highway hereto- fore constructed as a part of the barge canal improvement shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense of the state, [if in the opinion of the commissioner of transportation, the public convenience requires such bridges to be maintained where no alternate crossing has been provided] IN A MANNER SO AS NOT TO IMPEDE COMMERCE, TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS, OR AGRICULTURE. In the event the commissioner of transportation determines that any such bridge is no longer required for the convenience of the public, he shall have power to close, remove or relocate such bridge, PROVIDED AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITIES WHERE THE BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED OR REMOVED IS LOCATED. The commissioner of trans- portation shall have the supervision and direction of such recon- struction, improvement, maintenance, repair, closing, removing or relo- cation. All bridges over the canal system other than lift, movable, pedestrian or state highway bridges heretofore constructed as part of the barge canal improvement shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense of the state under the supervision and direction of the commissioner of transportation, if, in his opinion, the public convenience requires that each such bridge shall be continued as EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08235-01-5
2015-S2658A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2658A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2658A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the canal law, in relation to maintaining bridges in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles PURPOSE: This legislation would require the State to maintain canal lift bridges in a manner not to impede commercial vehicle traffic as defined in subdivision four-a of section two of the transportation law. Further this legislation requires at least on public hearing in a community where the bridge to be closed is located. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 62 of the canal law to require the State to maintain canal lift bridges in a manner not to impede commercial traffic as defined by subdivison four-a of section two of the transportation law. a Further this section requires at least one public hearing in a community where the bridge to be closed is located. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2658A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2658--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation to maintaining bridges in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 62 of the canal law, as amended by chapter 335 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: S 62. Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the canal system. All highway or pedestrian, lift or movable bridges over the canal system other than highway bridges connecting parts of a state highway hereto- fore constructed as a part of the barge canal improvement shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense of the state, [if in the opinion of the commissioner of transportation, the public convenience requires such bridges to be maintained where no alternate crossing has been provided] IN A MANNER SO AS NOT TO IMPEDE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW. In the event the commissioner of trans- portation determines that any such bridge is no longer required for the convenience of the public, he shall have power to close, remove or relo- cate such bridge, PROVIDED AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITIES WHERE THE BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED OR REMOVED IS LOCATED. The commissioner of transportation shall have the supervision and direction of such reconstruction, improvement, main- tenance, repair, closing, removing or relocation. All bridges over the canal system other than lift, movable, pedestrian or state highway bridges heretofore constructed as part of the barge canal improvement shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08235-04-5
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