assembly Bill A8126A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act"

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  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 22, 2019 signed chap.108
delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
Jun 19, 2019 3rd reading cal.1669
substituted for s6372a
referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Jun 18, 2019 ordered to third reading rules cal.560
rules report cal.560
reported
reported referred to rules
Jun 17, 2019 reported referred to ways and means
Jun 16, 2019 print number 8126a
Jun 16, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jun 06, 2019 reported referred to codes
Jun 03, 2019 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Co-Sponsors

A8126 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6372
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-c, Transp L

A8126 - Summary

Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act" which enables such commission to facilitate a passenger rail project between Penn Station, Newark, New Jersey and Penn Station, New York, New York.

A8126 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8126

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  establishing  the  "Gateway Development Commission Act"; and to
  amend the civil service law and the transportation law, in relation to
  facilitating the creation of the gateway development commission

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Gateway Development Commission Act".
  § 2. Gateway Development Commission. 1.(a)  Legislative  findings  and
intent.  The  legislature  finds  and  declares:  that the states of New
Jersey and New York and their respective citizens share a common  inter-
est to preserve the functionality and strengthen the resiliency of long-
distance  and  commuter  rail  infrastructure between New Jersey and New
York, including  passenger  rail  infrastructure  owned,  controlled  or
utilized  by  the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as
"Amtrak"; that the two states and their respective  citizens  share  the
benefits  of  the  existing  interstate  passenger  rail  infrastructure
between the two states, including the existing North River tunnel;  that
interstate  passenger  rail  service  and infrastructure is vital to the
economies of New Jersey and New York; that, because of  the  passage  of
time  and  damage caused by natural disasters, both states recognize the
existing interstate passenger rail infrastructure, including the  exist-
ing  North River tunnel, is at risk of system failures that could result
in prolonged service disruptions that would severely damage  the  econo-
mies  of  the  two  states and many other portions of the economy of the
northeast corridor; that both states recognize the urgent need to under-
take projects necessary to create  additional  passenger  rail  capacity
under  the  Hudson  River,  rehabilitate  passenger rail infrastructure,
maintain current levels  of  long-distance  and  commuter  rail  service
between  the  two  states and provide additional reliability, safety and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Co-Sponsors

A8126A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6372
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-c, Transp L

A8126A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act" which enables such commission to facilitate a passenger rail project between Penn Station, Newark, New Jersey and Penn Station, New York, New York.

A8126A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8126--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and
  referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT establishing the "Gateway Development Commission Act";  to  amend
  the  transportation  law, in relation to creating the gateway develop-
  ment commission; and providing for the repeal of such  provision  upon
  expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "Gateway Development Commission Act".
  §  2.  Gateway  Development  Commission.  1.  Legislative findings and
intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: the  state  of  New
Jersey  and  the state of New York and their respective citizens share a
common concern to preserve the functionality and strengthen the  resili-
ency  of  long-distance  and  commuter  rail  infrastructure between New
Jersey and New York,  including  passenger  rail  infrastructure  owned,
controlled,  or utilized by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,
also known as "Amtrak"; the two states  and  their  respective  citizens
share  the benefits of existing interstate passenger rail infrastructure
between the two states, including  the  existing  North  River  Tunnels;
interstate  passenger  rail  service  and infrastructure is vital to the
economies of New Jersey and New York; that, because of  the  passage  of
time  and  damage caused by natural disasters, both states recognize the
existing interstate passenger rail infrastructure, including the  exist-
ing North River Tunnels, is at risk of system failures that could result
in  prolonged  service disruptions that would severely damage the econo-
mies of the two states and many other participants in the economy of the
Northeast Corridor; both states recognize the urgent need  to  undertake

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.