Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation |
Feb 06, 2017 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S4235
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- 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
Actions
2017-S4235 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14, Transp L; amd §331, Hway L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S6277
2017-S4235 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4235 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the transportation law and the highway law, in relation to GreenLITES certification PURPOSE : Relates to the sustainability rating for various transportation projects. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Codifies the Green Leadership in Transportation Environmental Sustainability Program or GreenLITES, which shall be a ratings system that sets a minimum rating necessary for a transportation project to be GreenLITES certified. The Department of Transportation shall incorporate various priorities for environmental and energy sustainability into its overall ratings metrics. Projects awarded certain levels of GreenLITES certifications shall be eligible for consideration as a "complete street" design. Complete street projects shall also include projects dedicated to reducing highway runoff pollution controls. JUSTIFICATION : Green infrastructure projects can facilitate sustainable practices
2017-S4235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4235 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the highway law, in relation to GreenLITES certification THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 36 to read as follows: 36. TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PROJECT RECEIVING STATE AND/OR FEDERAL FUNDING AND SUBJECT TO DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT INCORPORATES SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES SUFFICIENT TO RECEIVE GREENLITES CERTIFICATION. THE DEPART- MENT SHALL FURTHER ADVISE ANY AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PROJECTS AS TO RECEIVING GREENLITES CERTIFICATION. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "GREENLITES" SHALL MEAN THE GREEN LEADERSHIP IN TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM OPER- ATED BY THE DEPARTMENT WHICH PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY RATING SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. THE MINIMUM RATING NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH GREENLITES PRINCIPLES SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS CERTIFIED. (B) THE GREENLITES PROGRAM SHALL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES INTO ITS RATINGS METRICS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT; ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION; PRESERVATION OR ENHANCEMENT OF HISTORIC, SCENIC, AND AESTHETIC PROJECT SETTING CHARACTERISTICS; ENCOUR- AGEMENT OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS; INTEGRATION OF SMART GROWTH AND OTHER SOUND LAND-USE PRACTICES; ENCOUR- AGEMENT OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. § 2. Section 331 of the highway law, as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: § 331. Consideration of complete street design. (a) For all state, county and local transportation projects that are undertaken by the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.