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Assembly Bill A8300

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain public authorities to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges

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2023-A8300 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§543, 593, 669, 718 & 390, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A8309

2023-A8300 - Summary

Requires the New York state bridge authority, the Triborough bridge authority, the Thousand Islands bridge authority, the Nassau county bridge authority, the Ogdensburg bridge authority, and the New York state thruway authority to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges and provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, and the public a copy of such plan.

2023-A8300 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8300
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   certain  public authorities to develop a plan to promote bicyclist and
   pedestrian access on bridges statewide and to consider the  impact  of
   capital projects on bicyclist and pedestrian access
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 543 to read as follows:
   § 543. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACCESS PLAN. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP A
 STRATEGIC  ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON ROAD-
 WAY BRIDGES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO:
   (A)  DEVELOPING  AND  MONITORING  CAPITAL PROJECTS TO ALLOW FOR AND/OR
 EXPAND BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON BRIDGES; AND
   (B) REVIEWING THE AUTHORITY'S CAPITAL PROGRAM PLANS IN EFFECT  ON  AND
 AFTER  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT
 OF SUCH PROJECTS ON BICYCLE AND  PEDESTRIAN  ACCESS  AND  PROPOSING  ANY
 AMENDMENTS  AND  MODIFICATIONS  TO  SUCH  CAPITAL PROGRAM PLANS THAT THE
 AUTHORITY DEEMS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   2. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORI-
 TY SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE, AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, DETAILING THE STRATEGIC  ACTION
 PLAN  CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH REPORT SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 593
 to read as follows:
   § 593. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACCESS PLAN. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP A
 STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON  ROAD-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13603-02-3
 A. 8300                             2

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2023-A8300A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§543, 593, 669, 718 & 390, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A8309

2023-A8300A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state bridge authority, the Triborough bridge authority, the Thousand Islands bridge authority, the Nassau county bridge authority, the Ogdensburg bridge authority, and the New York state thruway authority to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges and provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, and the public a copy of such plan.

2023-A8300A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8300--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, LUNSFORD, SMUL-
   LEN, SHIMSKY, LUCAS, McDONALD, SEPTIMO, KELLES --  Multi-Sponsored  by
   --  M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to  the  Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assem-
   bly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   certain  public  authorities to develop a feasibility study to promote
   bicyclist and pedestrian access on bridges statewide and  to  consider
   the impact of capital projects on bicyclist and pedestrian access
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 543 to read as follows:
   §  543.  PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACCESS FEASIBILITY STUDY.  1. THE AUTHORITY
 SHALL DEVELOP A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACCESS FEASIBILITY  STUDY  TO  ANALYZE
 WAYS  TO  IMPROVE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON ROADWAY BRIDGES UNDER
 ITS JURISDICTION. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) IDENTIFICATION OF BRIDGES WITHIN THE AUTHORITY'S JURISDICTION THAT
 ARE SUITABLE FOR SAFE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS;
   (B) POTENTIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT  WOULD  ALLOW  FOR  AND/OR  EXPAND
 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON BRIDGES; AND
   (C) A REVIEW OF THE AUTHORITY'S CAPITAL PROGRAM PLANS IN EFFECT ON AND
 AFTER  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT
 OF SUCH PROJECTS ON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND PROPOSE AMENDMENTS
 AND MODIFICATIONS TO SUCH CAPITAL PROGRAM PLANS  THAT  WOULD  ALLOW  FOR
 AND/OR EXPAND BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON BRIDGES.
   2. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORI-
 TY SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE, AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, DETAILING THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13603-03-4

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