NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6811

Senate Bill S6811

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to reduce the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on village roads

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 08, 2020	referred to local government
Oct 25, 2019	referred to rules

2019-S6811 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8810
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic

2019-S6811 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to reduce the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on village roads.

2019-S6811 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6811

SPONSOR: STEWART-COUSINS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act in relation to authorizing the village of Dobbs
Ferry to reduce the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on village roads

 
PURPOSE:

This bill authorizes Dobbs Ferry to reduce the speed limit on village
roads to 20 miles per hour.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the unconsolidated law to permit the village of Dobbs
Ferry to reduce the maximum speed limit to 20 miles per hour on village
roads, provided that such village does so by local law, ordinance,
order, rule, or regulation.

Section 2: Effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

Section 1643 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law regulates speed limits on
highways in cities in villages. Generally, the legislative body of a
city or village is allowed to set city-wide or village-wide speed limits
on local roads down to 30 miles per hour (MPH). They are also permitted
to go down to 15 MPH in school safety zones, and 25 MPH on designated
roadways. There are certain exceptions to this rule, such as where the
State Department of Transportation (DOT) has designated road speeds or
where it maintains the roads.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The village of Dobbs Ferry has requested that the legislature authorize
a reduced speed limit in the village in order to better protect pedes-
trians and vehicle commuters in the village, and to reduce traffic inci-
dents on its roads.

Certain localities have been granted special authorization by the State
to reduce speed limits in order to better manage traffic and protect
civilians. For example, the legislature previously authorized New York
City to establish reduced speed limits throughout the City on certain
designated highways, excluding many parkways and expressways, state
highways, and areas where statute establishes a different speed limit.
That legislation was enacted as Chapter 248 of 2014, and allowed NYC to
set a speed limit of 25 MPH on streets that are not part of the State
highway system.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

There is no cost to the state.

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:


This legislation may have a positive fiscal impact on the locality by
reducing the number of traffic incidents on its roads.

2019-S6811 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6811
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the village of Dobbs Ferry  to  reduce
   the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on village roads
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law  or  code
 to  the  contrary,  the  village  board of the village of Dobbs Ferry in
 Westchester county, subject to the limitations imposed by sections  1624
 and  1684  of  the vehicle and traffic law, may by local law, ordinance,
 order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed  limits  at  not  less
 than twenty miles per hour on village roads throughout such village.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14065-02-9

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