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Senate Bill S1549A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles

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2019-S1549 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §331, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6340
2015-2016: S764
2017-2018: S1801
2021-2022: S5130
2023-2024: S2714, S9718
2025-2026: S915

2019-S1549 - Summary

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles.

2019-S1549 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1549 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1549
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KENNEDY, ADDABBO, BROOKS, SAVINO -- 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 enabling safe access to
   public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design princi-
   ples

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 331 of the highway law, as added
 by chapter 398 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  For  all state, county and local transportation projects that are
 undertaken by the department or receive both federal and  state  funding
 and  are  subject to department of transportation oversight, the depart-
 ment or agency with jurisdiction over such projects shall  consider  the
 convenient  access  and mobility on the road network by all users of all
 ages, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transpor-
 tation users through the use of complete street design features  in  the
 planning,  design, construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation, [but
 not including resurfacing, maintenance, or pavement  recycling  of  such
 projects] RESURFACING, MAINTENANCE AND PAVEMENT RECYCLING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02108-01-9

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2019-S1549A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §331, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6340
2015-2016: S764
2017-2018: S1801
2021-2022: S5130
2023-2024: S2714, S9718
2025-2026: S915

2019-S1549A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles.

2019-S1549A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1549A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1549--A
     Cal. No. 148
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, ADDABBO, BROOKS, GOUNARDES, SAVINO -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee,
   ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to enabling safe access to
   public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design princi-
   ples
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 331 of the highway law, as added
 by chapter 398 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  For  all state, county and local transportation projects that are
 undertaken by the department or receive both federal and  state  funding
 and  are  subject to department of transportation oversight, the depart-
 ment or agency with jurisdiction over such projects shall  consider  the
 convenient  access  and mobility on the road network by all users of all
 ages, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transpor-
 tation users through the use of complete street design features  in  the
 planning,  design, construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation, [but
 not including resurfacing, maintenance, or pavement  recycling  of  such
 projects]  RESURFACING,  MAINTENANCE  AND  PAVEMENT  RECYCLING  OF  SUCH
 PROJECTS.
   § 2. Paragraph (iii) of subdivision (c) of section 331 of the  highway
 law,  as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (iii) demonstrated lack of need as determined by  factors,  including,
 but  not  limited  to,  land use, current and projected traffic volumes,
 including population density, or  [demonstrates]  DEMONSTRATED  lack  of
 community support; or
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided that it shall
 not apply to transportation projects undertaken or approved prior to the

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