Senate Bill S2414

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes public utility line and bike paths located within the forest preserve, and establishes land banks within such preserve for public projects

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8301
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 §1, add §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S8026, A10721

2017-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows public utility lines and bicycle paths on certain state lands in the forest preserve and establishes a forest preserve health and safety land account.

2017-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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