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Assembly Bill A356A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to school zone speed limits and signage and other traffic calming devices

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2017-A356 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-177, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8499
2015-2016: A9676
2019-2020: A226
2021-2022: A553

2017-A356 - Summary

Relates to school zone speed limits; requires signage and other traffic calming devices in such speed zones.

2017-A356 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    356
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to signage in school speed zones
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision  e  of  section  19-177  of  the
 administrative  code  of  the  city  of  New York, as added by local law
 number 24 of the city of New York for the year 2014, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   (1)  Except  as  provided  in  paragraph  two of this subdivision, the
 commissioner shall establish speed limits of not less than  fifteen  nor
 more  than twenty miles per hour at fifty school locations annually, for
 a distance not to exceed one thousand  three  hundred  twenty  feet,  on
 highways passing any school building, entrance or exit of a school abut-
 ting  on  the highway. THE OFFICIAL SIGNS POSTED AT EACH SCHOOL LOCATION
 THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE
 REDUCED  SPEED  LIMIT,  FLASHING  BEACONS, AND A NOTICE THAT THE REDUCED
 SPEED LIMIT IS IN EFFECT WHEN SUCH BEACONS ARE FLASHING. For purposes of
 this subdivision, the term "school" shall have the same  meaning  as  in
 section 19-189 of this title.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01762-01-7

2017-A356A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-177, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8499
2015-2016: A9676
2019-2020: A226
2021-2022: A553

2017-A356A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school zone speed limits; requires signage and other traffic calming devices in such speed zones.

2017-A356A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  356--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- 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  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to signage in school speed zones

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  e of section 19-177 of the
 administrative code of the city of New  York,  as  added  by  local  law
 number  24 of the city of New York for the year 2014, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (1) Except as provided in  paragraph  two  of  this  subdivision,  the
 commissioner  shall  establish speed limits of not less than fifteen nor
 more than twenty miles per hour at fifty school locations annually,  for
 a  distance  not  to  exceed  one thousand three hundred twenty feet, on
 highways passing any school building, entrance or exit of a school abut-
 ting on the highway. FOR SCHOOL YEARS  BEGINNING  ON  AND  AFTER  AUGUST
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  TWENTY PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL LOCATIONS
 THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL HAVE OFFICIAL
 SIGNS POSTED THAT INCLUDE THE REDUCED SPEED LIMIT, FLASHING BEACONS, AND
 A NOTICE THAT THE REDUCED SPEED LIMIT IS IN EFFECT WHEN SUCH BEACONS ARE
 FLASHING. THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL LOCATIONS AT WHICH SUCH  SIGNS  SHALL  BE
 POSTED  SHALL  INCREASE BY TWENTY PERCENT EACH YEAR. SUCH SIGNS SHALL BE
 POSTED NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR SUCH YEAR. For purposes
 of this subdivision, the term "school" shall have the same meaning as in
 section 19-189 of this title.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01762-03-7

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