S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9011
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to the abandonment of
certain town roads in the towns of Pike and Genesee Falls, in the
county of Wyoming
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 58 of section 341 of the highway law, as added
by chapter 592 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
58. Wyoming county. 1. Beginning at the Cattaraugus-Wyoming county
line west of the village of Arcade, thence running generally easterly
through or near the village of Arcade, the hamlets of Bliss and Pike to
state highway eight thousand sixty-seven; beginning at state highway
eight thousand sixty-seven, thence running generally easterly to the
Wyoming-Livingston county line near the hamlet of Portageville; begin-
ning at the Erie-Wyoming county line, thence running generally easterly
through or near the hamlets of Harris Corners, Persons Corners, Varys-
burg and Halls Corners, the village of Warsaw and the hamlet of Perry
Center to the Wyoming-Livingston county line; beginning at the Cattarau-
gus-Wyoming county line southeast of the village of Arcade, thence
running generally northerly through or near the village of Arcade and
the hamlets of Java Center, Persons Corners and Bennington Center to the
Wyoming-Genesee county line; beginning at the Allegany-Wyoming county
line south of the village of Pike, thence running generally northerly
through or near the villages of Pike, Gainesville, Warsaw and Wyoming to
the Wyoming-Genesee county line; beginning at state highway eight thou-
sand one hundred twenty-one, thence running generally northeasterly
through or near the villages of Castile and Perry to the Wyoming-Living-
ston county line; beginning at a state highway in or near the village of
Perry, thence running generally northerly through or near the hamlets of
Perry Center and LaGrange to the Wyoming-Genesee county line; beginning
at the Livingston-Wyoming county line west of the hamlet of Greigsville,
thence running generally northwesterly through or near the hamlet of
Peoria to the Wyoming-Genesee county line; beginning at the Allegany-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Wyoming county line south of the hamlet of Portageville, thence running
generally northerly through or near the hamlet of Portageville and the
villages of Castile and Silver Springs to state highway five thousand
four hundred south of the hamlet of Rock Glen; beginning at the Erie-
Wyoming county line west of the hamlet of Cowlesville, thence running
generally easterly through or near the hamlets of Cowlesville and
Bennington to a state highway in or near the village of Attica; begin-
ning at a state highway in or near the hamlet of Halls Corners, thence
running generally northwesterly through or near the hamlet of Attica
Center to a state highway in or near the village of Attica; beginning at
the Erie-Wyoming county line northwest of the hamlet of Strykersville,
thence running generally southeasterly through or near the hamlets of
Strykersville, Java Center, Waldo's Corners and Smiths Corners to state
highway five thousand four hundred north of the village of Gainesville;
beginning at a state highway in or near the hamlet of Bliss, thence
running generally northerly to a state highway in or near the hamlet of
Smiths Corners; beginning at or near state highway one thousand seven
hundred sixteen in or near the hamlet of Java Corners, thence running
generally northerly to state highway one thousand five hundred fifty-two
near the hamlet of Varysburg; beginning at or near state highway eight
thousand ninety-two near the hamlet of Varysburg, thence running gener-
ally northerly through or near the village of Attica to the Wyoming-Gen-
esee county line; beginning at the Letchworth state park boundary north
of the hamlet of Portageville, thence running generally northerly to
state highway one thousand eighty-eight in or near the village of
Castile; beginning at a state highway northeast of the village of
Arcade, thence running generally northerly to state highway one thousand
seven hundred sixteen at or near the hamlet of Waldo's Corners.
2. EFFECTIVE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, THE LEGISLATIVE
BODY OF THE TOWN OF PIKE AND THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE TOWN OF GENESEE
FALLS, BOTH IN THE COUNTY OF WYOMING, HAVING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE
ABANDONMENT OF CERTAIN TOWN ROADS, AS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE
COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ASSUME JURISDICTION FOR STATE
HIGHWAY PURPOSES OVER THE TOWN ROAD DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL OF GRIF-
FITH ROAD FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTES 19 AND 39 IN THE TOWN
OF PIKE EASTERLY TO ITS TERMINUS AT STATE ROUTE 19A IN THE TOWN OF GENE-
SEE FALLS.
§ 2. The transfer of jurisdiction shall be deemed to transfer all
right, title and interest of the towns of Pike and Genesee Falls in the
transferred highway to the state. Furthermore, the state acquisition of
such property pursuant to this act shall be deemed to be an acquisition
pursuant to section 30 of the highway law for all subsequent purposes
and uses.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.