Assembly Bill A8309

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A8309 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5178
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§543, 593, 669, 718 & 390, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8300, S9313

2025-A8309 (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.

2025-A8309 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8309
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McMAHON, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, LUNSFORD, SMULLEN,
   SHIMSKY, LUCAS, SEPTIMO, KELLES, TAPIA, OTIS, JACOBSON, BORES,  DeSTE-
   FANO,  SHRESTHA, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 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-FOUR, 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, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  DETAILING  THE
 PEDESTRIAN  BRIDGE  ACCESS  FEASIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC  ON  THE
 AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06127-01-5

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