Senate Bill S695

2017-2018 Legislative Session

In relation to maintaining bridges over the canal system in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles

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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-S695 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7166
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §62, Can L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2658, A7242
2019-2020: S125, A3222
2021-2022: S2702, A3894
2023-2024: S659, A5081

2017-S695 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to maintaining bridges over the canal system in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles.

2017-S695 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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