Senate Bill S2969

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation authority establishing and implementing a vegetation management policy

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S2969 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5230
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7427, S9432, A8659

2023-S2969 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation authority establishing and implementing a policy for responsible management of vegetation and other activities that impact neighboring properties in order to preserve the safety and efficiency of commuter rail operations by implementing guidelines for removal and management policies.

2023-S2969 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2969 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2969
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the metropol-
   itan commuter transportation authority establishing and implementing a
   vegetation management policy

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE  TERMS  OF  ANY
 CONTRACT,  THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
 AND THE METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND
 IMPLEMENT  A  POLICY  FOR RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF VEGETATION AND OTHER
 ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES TO  OUTLINE  POLICIES  AND
 GOALS  FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VEGETATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT
 NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF SUCH  COMMUTER  RAIL  COMPA-
 NIES.  THE  PURPOSE OF SUCH POLICY IS TO DETAIL COMMUTER RAIL MANAGEMENT
 PRACTICES WITH  RESPECT  TO  VEGETATION  MANAGEMENT  ACTIONS  AND  OTHER
 ACTIONS  THAT IMPACT NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, AND COORDINATION AND COMMU-
 NICATION REGARDING SUCH ACTIONS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS
 NEAR COMMUTER RAIL PROPERTIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAFETY AND EFFICIEN-
 CY OF COMMUTER RAIL OPERATIONS.  SUCH POLICY SHALL:
   (A) BE CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL
 RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL LAWS, RULES OR  REGULATIONS
 GOVERNING  VEGETATION  MANAGEMENT OR OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT NEIGH-
 BORING PROPERTIES BY A COMMUTER RAIL COMPANY;
   (B) INCLUDE GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATION WITH  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  AND
 PROPERTY  OWNERS  NEIGHBORING  COMMUTER  RAIL  PROPERTIES  THAT WOULD BE
 IMPACTED BY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS THAT  IMPACT
 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03774-01-3
 S. 2969                             2
              

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