Assembly Actions -
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Jul 31, 2017 |
delivered to secretary of state |
Jun 28, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.695 substituted for a8301 |
Mar 31, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 21, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 20, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 15, 2017 |
1st report cal.427 |
Feb 17, 2017 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Feb 01, 2017 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 13, 2017 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S2414
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 36th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2017-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2414 Revised 5/1/17 TITLE OF BILL : CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 14 of the constitution, in relation to allowing public utility lines and bicycle paths on certain state lands in the forest preserve and establishing a forest preserve health and safety land account PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to amend Article XIV of the Constitution to allow the use of state lands for the burial of public utilities and to establish a health and safety land account for public projects and utilities in the Adirondacks and Catskills. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This resolution adds a new section 6 to Article XIV of the New York state constitution to allow utility lines to be buried on certain lands in forest preserve counties and construction of bike paths within the width of highways that traverse state lands. It would also establish a health and safety land account of no more than 250 acres of state lands in forest preserve counties, which could be allocated to projects by towns, counties and public utilities which promote public, health, safety, and welfare where no feasible alternative exists. An individual project would be limited to no more than five
2017-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2414 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, AMEDORE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici- ary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 14 of the constitution, in relation to allowing public utility lines and bicycle paths on certain state lands in the forest preserve and establishing a forest preserve health and safety land account Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti- cle 14 of the constitution be amended by adding a new undesignated para- graph to read as follows: NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS AND SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL PRIOR TO ACTUAL TRANSFER OF TITLE, A TOTAL OF NO MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY ACRES OF FOREST PRESERVE LAND SHALL BE USED FOR THE ESTAB- LISHMENT OF A HEALTH AND SAFETY LAND ACCOUNT. WHERE NO VIABLE ALTERNA- TIVE EXISTS AND OTHER CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE LEGISLATURE ARE SATIS- FIED, A TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY MAY APPLY, PURSUANT TO A PROCESS DETERMINED BY THE LEGISLATURE, TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY LAND ACCOUNT FOR PROJECTS LIMITED TO: ADDRESS BRIDGE HAZARDS OR SAFETY ON COUNTY HIGH- WAYS, AND TOWN HIGHWAYS LISTED ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY INVENTORY MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEDICATED, AND IN EXISTENCE ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND ANNUALLY PLOWED AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED; ELIMINATION OF THE HAZARDS OF DANGEROUS CURVES AND GRADES ON COUNTY HIGHWAYS, AND TOWN HIGHWAYS LISTED ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY INVENTORY MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEDICATED, AND IN EXIST- ENCE ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND ANNUALLY PLOWED AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED; RELOCATION AND RECONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF COUNTY HIGHWAYS, AND TOWN HIGHWAYS LISTED ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY INVENTORY MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEDICATED, AND IN EXIST- ENCE ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN AND ANNUALLY PLOWED AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED, PROVIDED FURTHER THAT NO SINGLE RELOCATED PORTION OF ANY SUCH HIGHWAY SHALL EXCEED ONE MILE IN LENGTH; AND WATER WELLS AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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