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Senate Bill S4145

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the development of a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New York interstate highways

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2019-S4145 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7932
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §67, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8480
2011-2012: S938, A4790
2013-2014: S1500, A7185
2015-2016: S389, A7081
2017-2018: S1309, A6363
2021-2022: S982

2019-S4145 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation in consultation with the department of motor vehicles to develop a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New York interstate highways.

2019-S4145 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4145
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to requiring  the  develop-
   ment  of  a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New
   York interstate highways

   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 67 to
 read as follows:
   § 67. WRONG WAY DRIVER PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN ONE YEAR  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES,  DEVELOP  A  PROGRAM  TO
 ADDRESS  THE  PROBLEM  OF WRONG WAY DRIVERS ON NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGH-
 WAYS.
   2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL:
   A. INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF WRONG  WAY  DRIVERS
 ON NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS;
   B. ASSESS WHAT OTHER STATES HAVE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM;
   C. SET FORTH POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM; AND
   D.  IMPLEMENT  MEASURES  TO REDUCE THE PROBLEM OF WRONG WAY DRIVERS ON
 NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10404-01-9

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