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Senate Bill S9057

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system

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2025-S9057 - Details

Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §349-dd, Hway L

2025-S9057 - Summary

Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system.

2025-S9057 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9057 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9057
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BASKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion  of
   the  state and county highway system to the Harriet Tubman Underground
   Railroad Byway
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 342-fff
 to read as follows:
   § 342-FFF. PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDI-
 CATED TO THE HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BYWAY. ALL THAT PORTION
 OF THE STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAY SYSTEM BEGINNING ON STATE ROUTE 5 AT THE
 CITY LIMITS OF AUBURN, CAYUGA COUNTY, TO  ITS  INTERSECTION  WITH  STATE
 ROUTE  38; THENCE ALONG STATE ROUTE 38 TO THE CITY LIMITS OF AUBURN; AND
 ALSO ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE AND COUNTY HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  BEGINNING
 ON  STATE  ROUTE  20  WHERE IT CROSSES INTO SENECA COUNTY IN THE TOWN OF
 SENECA FALLS; THENCE WEST ALONG STATE ROUTE 20 TO THE INTERSECTION  WITH
 LAKE  STREET  IN  THE  CITY OF GENEVA, ONTARIO COUNTY; THENCE WEST ALONG
 LAKE STREET UNTIL THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 14 IN  THE  CITY  OF
 GENEVA,  ONTARIO  COUNTY;  THENCE  NORTH  ALONG STATE ROUTE 14 UNTIL THE
 INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 31 IN THE TOWN  OF  LYONS,  WAYNE  COUNTY;
 THENCE WEST ALONG STATE ROUTE 31 UNTIL THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE
 78  IN  THE  CITY  OF LOCKPORT, NIAGARA COUNTY; THENCE SOUTH ALONG STATE
 ROUTE 78 UNTIL THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE  263  IN  THE  TOWN  OF
 AMHERST,  ERIE  COUNTY;  THENCE  SOUTH  ALONG  STATE ROUTE 263 UNTIL THE
 INTERSECTION WITH US ROUTE 62 IN  THE  TOWN  OF  AMHERST,  ERIE  COUNTY;
 THENCE SOUTH ALONG US ROUTE 62 UNTIL THE INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 5
 IN  THE  TOWN  OF  AMHERST, ERIE COUNTY; THENCE WEST ALONG STATE ROUTE 5
 UNTIL THE INTERSECTION WITH MICHIGAN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE
 COUNTY; THENCE SOUTH ALONG MICHIGAN AVENUE UNTIL THE  INTERSECTION  WITH
 BROADWAY IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY; THENCE WEST ALONG BROADWAY
 UNTIL  THE  INTERSECTION  WITH  LAFAYETTE SQUARE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO,
 ERIE COUNTY; THENCE WEST ALONG LAFAYETTE SQUARE UNTIL  THE  INTERSECTION
 WITH COURT STREET IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY; THENCE WEST ALONG
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2025-S9057A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §349-dd, Hway L

2025-S9057A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system.

2025-S9057A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9057A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9057--A
     Cal. No. 362
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BASKIN, MAY, CLEARE, COMRIE, MARTINEZ, PARKER, SCAR-
   CELLA-SPANTON,  SEPULVEDA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law,  in  relation  to  adding  the  Harriet
   Tubman  Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways
   system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  349-dd of the highway law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (j-15) to read as follows:
   (J-15) HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SCENIC  BYWAY  WHICH  SHALL
 CONSIST  OF  THE  PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM BEGINNING ON STATE ROUTE
 FIVE AT THE CITY LIMITS OF AUBURN, CAYUGA COUNTY,  TO  ITS  INTERSECTION
 WITH  STATE  ROUTE THIRTY-EIGHT THEN CONTINUING NORTHERLY ON STATE ROUTE
 THIRTY-EIGHT TO THE CITY LIMITS OF AUBURN; AND ALSO ALL THAT PORTION  OF
 THE  HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  BEGINNING ON STATE ROUTE FIVE AT THE SENECA COUNTY
 LINE IN THE TOWN OF TYRE, CONTINUING WESTERLY ON STATE ROUTE FIVE TO ITS
 INTERSECTION WITH LAKE STREET IN THE CITY  OF  GENEVA,  ONTARIO  COUNTY,
 CONTINUING  WESTERLY ON LAKE STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE
 FOURTEEN IN THE CITY OF GENEVA,  ONTARIO  COUNTY,  CONTINUING  NORTHERLY
 ALONG  STATE ROUTE FOURTEEN TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE THIRTY-
 ONE IN THE TOWN OF LYONS, WAYNE COUNTY,  CONTINUING  WESTERLY  ON  STATE
 ROUTE  THIRTY-ONE  UNTIL  ITS INTERSECTION WITH CHESTNUT STREET SOUTH IN
 THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MONROE COUNTY, CONTINUING NORTHERLY  ON  CHESTNUT
 STREET  SOUTH  TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH BROAD STREET EAST IN THE CITY OF
 ROCHESTER, MONROE COUNTY, CONTINUING WESTERLY ON BROAD  STREET  EAST  TO
 ITS  INTERSECTION  WITH STATE ROUTE THIRTY-ONE IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER,
 MONROE COUNTY, CONTINUING WESTERLY ON STATE ROUTE THIRTY-ONE IN THE CITY
 OF ROCHESTER, MONROE COUNTY TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH EAST AVENUE IN  THE
 CITY  OF LOCKPORT, NIAGARA COUNTY, CONTINUING WESTERLY ON EAST AVENUE IN
 THE CITY OF LOCKPORT, NIAGARA COUNTY TO MAIN STREET, CONTINUING WESTERLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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