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                                  961--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 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 NINETEEN, 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.
   § 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   §  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-
 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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.