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Assembly Bill A7908

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing for the emergency repair of certain state highways

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2019-A7908 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §142-e, Hway L

2019-A7908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the emergency repair of certain state highways by the town of Somers, Westchester county.

2019-A7908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7908
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to allowing for  the  emer-
   gency repair of state highways within the Town of Somers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 142-e to
 read as follows:
   § 142-E. EMERGENCY REPAIR OF STATE HIGHWAYS. 1. THE TOWN BOARD OF  THE
 TOWN  OF  SOMERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, MAY AUTHORIZE THE TOWN SUPERINTEN-
 DENT TO REPAIR  STATE  ROUTES  THIRTY-FIVE,  ONE  HUNDRED,  ONE  HUNDRED
 SIXTEEN,  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTEEN,  ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT, ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-NINE AND TWO HUNDRED TWO WITHIN THE TOWN WHERE A SECTION  OF  THE
 STATE HIGHWAY:
   (A) REQUIRES IMMEDIATE REPAIRS;
   (B)  HAS  CAUSED DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY;
 AND
   (C) WILL NOT BE REPAIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN A TIMELY MANNER.
   2. UPON THE TOWN SUPERINTENDENT REPAIRING A STATE HIGHWAY, THE DEPART-
 MENT SHALL REIMBURSE THE TOWN FOR THEIR ACTUAL COSTS FOR PERFORMING  THE
 REPAIR.  MONEYS  RECEIVED  BY  A TOWN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE FIRST APPLIED TO THE CREDIT OF THE FUND  AUTHORIZED  BY
 SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE
 EXTENT THAT ANY EXPENSE INCURRED WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED THERETO, AND THE
 BALANCE OF SUCH MONEYS, IF ANY, SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND AUTHORIZED
 BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11595-03-9

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