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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to transportation |
May 21, 2021 | referred to transportation |
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Karen McMahon
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Patricia Fahy
Steven Englebright
A7782 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7782 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 21, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. J. D. RIVERA -- read once and referred 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 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 date on which this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07036-01-1