Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 18, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.1813 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 15, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 05, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1373 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 04, 2017 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S695
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
2017-S695 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S695 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S695 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the canal law, in relation to maintaining bridges in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles PURPOSE : This legislation would require the State to maintain canal lift bridges in a manner not to impede commercial vehicle traffic as defined in subdivision four-a of section two of the transportation law. Further this legislation requires at least on public hearing in a community where the bridge to be closed is located. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Section 62 of the canal law to require the State to maintain canal lift bridges in a manner not to impede commercial traffic as defined by subdivision four-a of section two of the transportation law. a Further this section requires at least one public hearing in a community where the bridge to be closed is located. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 695 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation to maintaining bridges in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 62 of the canal law, as amended by chapter 335 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: § 62. Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the canal system. All highway or pedestrian, lift or movable bridges over the canal system other than highway bridges connecting parts of a state highway hereto- fore constructed as a part of the barge canal improvement shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense of the state, [if in the opinion of the commissioner of transportation, the public convenience requires such bridges to be maintained where no alternate crossing has been provided] IN A MANNER SO AS NOT TO IMPEDE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW. In the event the commissioner of trans- portation determines that any such bridge is no longer required for the convenience of the public, he shall have power to close, remove or relo- cate such bridge, PROVIDED AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITIES WHERE THE BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED OR REMOVED IS LOCATED. The commissioner of transportation shall have the supervision and direction of such reconstruction, improvement, main- tenance, repair, closing, removing or relocation. All bridges over the canal system other than lift, movable, pedestrian or state highway bridges heretofore constructed as part of the barge canal improvement shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense of the state under the supervision and direction of the commissioner of transportation, if, in his opinion, the public convenience requires that each such bridge shall be continued as a bridge for highway traffic. In EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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