NY State Senate Bill S6375

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1262 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 07, 2016	referred to transportation

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S6375 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6327
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Transportation
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S3137, A6761

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state department of transportation, in consultation with the department of motor vehicles, the governor's traffic safety committee, local police agencies, local transportation entities in Nassau and Suffolk to conduct a study to evaluate the configuration of entrance and exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways and exits on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk Counties to determine whether adequate safety measures exist to prevent collisions and the instance of wrong way drivers.

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S6375

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to require the New York state department of transportation, in
consultation with the department of motor vehicles, the governor's
traffic safety committee, local police agencies, local transportation
entities in Nassau and Suffolk to conduct a study to evaluate the
configuration of entrance and exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways
and exits on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties
to determine whether adequate safety measures exist to prevent
collisions and the instance of wrong way drivers

 PURPOSE :

To require the Department of Transportation to evaluate the
configuration of entrance and exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways
and exits on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill requires the Department of Transportation,
the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, the Governor's
Traffic Safety Committee, local police agencies, local transportation
entities in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and local government

stakeholders to conduct a study evaluating the configuration of
entrance and exit ramps and corresponding signage at entrance ways and
exits on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties to
determine if adequate safety measures exist. This study will also
address the feasibility of design changes to increase safety and
investigate federal funding available for highway safety improvement
projects. Further, the Department of Transportation is authorized to
conduct any hearings it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of
this act.

Section two of this bill requires the Commissioner of Transportation
to issue a report to the Governor, the Long Island Delegation of the
Legislature, Nassau and Suffolk County Executives, and Nassau and
Suffolk County Legislatures with detailed recommendations and findings
from the study within two years of this act's effective date.

Section three of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Southern State Parkway is a limited-access highway in Nassau and
Suffolk counties on Long Island, beginning in Elmont, Nassau County,
at an interchange with the Belt Parkway and Cross Island Parkway and
continuing 25.53 miles east to an interchange with the Sagtikos State
Parkway in West Islip, Suffolk County. The Parkway's entrance and exit
ramps were designed and constructed during the late 1920s, when fewer
and smaller vehicles traveled at slower speeds, making its width,
grade, and shoulder design antiquated and dangerous for modern
vehicles. Unfortunately, this has lead to many fatal accidents in
Nassau and Suffolk counties due to the Parkway's outdated engineering,
the configuration of the its entrance and exit ramps, and the
corresponding signage.

Today, the Southern State Parkway is one of Long Island's most heavily
traveled roads. A recent New York State Department of Transportation
study found that the parkway has five out of ten of Long Island's most
deadly driving spots. The Department of Transportation must address
this issue by conducting a study and finding solutions to update the
antiquated design and configuration of signage and entrance and exit
ramps on the Southern State Parkway to increase driver safety and save
lives.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPACT :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6375

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to require the New York state department  of  transportation,  in
  consultation  with  the  department  of motor vehicles, the governor's
  traffic safety committee, local police agencies, local  transportation
  entities  in  Nassau  and  Suffolk  to conduct a study to evaluate the
  configuration of entrance and exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways
  and exits on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties
  to determine whether adequate safety measures exist to prevent  colli-
  sions and the instance of wrong way drivers

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

  Section 1. The department of transportation, in consultation with  the
department  of  motor vehicles, the governor's traffic safety committee,
local police agencies,  local  transportation  entities  in  Nassau  and
Suffolk counties, local government stakeholders, and any other agency or
group the department of transportation deems necessary to enlist the aid
of,  shall conduct a study to evaluate the configuration of entrance and
exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways and exits on the Southern State
Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties  to  determine  whether  adequate
safety  measures  exist to prevent collisions and the instances of wrong
way drivers. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, design and
safety of the configuration of entrance and exit ramps and the feasibil-
ity of implementing design changes to increase  safety  and  reduce  the
likelihood of collisions and wrong way driving; and the design and level
of  safety  of  the  signage  located at entrance ways and exits and the
feasibility of implementing signage design changes  to  increase  driver
visibility  of such signage and reduce the likelihood of a collision and
wrong way driving; and federal  funding  available  for  highway  safety
improvement  projects. The department of transportation is authorized to
conduct any hearings it deems necessary to accomplish  the  purposes  of
this act.
  S  2.  The  commissioner of transportation shall issue a report to the
governor, the Long Island Delegation  of  the  Legislature,  Nassau  and

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

                                                           LBD09829-01-5

S. 6375                             2

Suffolk  county  executives,  and Nassau and Suffolk county legislatures
with detailed recommendations and  findings  within  two  years  of  the
effective date of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

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Jun 1, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Details

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

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Jun 1, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Details

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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