Senate Bill S7497

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the Brooklyn-Queens expressway authority

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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-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2280
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 23 §§490 - 493, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5575, A6304

2023-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Brooklyn-Queens expressway authority for the purposes of the continuance, further development and improvement of transportation along the Brooklyn-Queens expressway and other services related thereto.

2023-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7497
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to establishing the
   Brooklyn-Queens expressway authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "21st Century Approach for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway".
   § 2. The transportation law is amended by adding a new article  23  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 23
                   BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY
 SECTION 490. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
         491. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY.
         492. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY.
         493. AUTHORITY MEMBERSHIP.
   §  490.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS  AND  INTENT. CRITICAL STRETCHES OF THE
 BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY ARE SUFFERING FROM SIGNIFICANT  DETERIORATION
 AND  WORK  MUST  BEGIN  THIS YEAR TO FIX IT AND ENSURE THE VIABILITY AND
 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE I-278 CORRIDOR THROUGH BROOKLYN AND PROVIDE A  NEW
 TWENTY-FIRST  CENTURY  ROUTE  TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S TRAVEL AROUND
 BROOKLYN ON I-278 AND ITS CONNECTIONS.
   § 491. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY. 1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED  THE
 BROOKLYN-QUEENS  EXPRESSWAY  AUTHORITY  (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE
 AUTHORITY"), WHICH SHALL BE A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC, CONSTITUTING A
 PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION. THE PURPOSES OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL  BE  THE
 CONTINUANCE, FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ALONG
 THE   BROOKLYN-QUEENS   EXPRESSWAY  FROM  THE  VERRAZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE
 CONNECTION IN BROOKLYN TO THE KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
 AS "THE BQE") AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS RELATED THERETO.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03431-01-3
 S. 7497                             2
              

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