Bill Text: NY A03150 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act in relation to directing the department of transportation and the metropolitan transportation authority to undertake a study of the replacement of certain railroad trestles within the county of Suffolk

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A03150 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03150-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3150
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 23, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN ACT in relation to directing the department of transportation and the
         metropolitan  transportation  authority  to  undertake  a study of the
         replacement of certain railroad trestles within the county of Suffolk
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  Within the county of Suffolk, the
    2  state of New York maintains  certain  railroad  trestles  over  existing
    3  highways  at  locations  in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk.
    4  These trestles were constructed more than  a  half  century  ago.  Since
    5  their  initial  construction the population and level of vehicle traffic
    6  has increased significantly.   Many of these  trestles  are  located  at
    7  major thoroughfares within the communities in which they are located.
    8    As  a  result, as they currently exist, these trestles present signif-
    9  icant safety hazards to vehicular traffic and impediments  to  the  safe
   10  flow of traffic within the community. These trestles need to be replaced
   11  with new, modern structures that will improve the safety of traffic flow
   12  through these corridors.
   13    It is the purpose of this act to direct the appropriate state agencies
   14  to undertake a study for the replacement of these trestles and to devel-
   15  op a plan for the implementation of such study.
   16    S 2. The department of transportation and the metropolitan transporta-
   17  tion  authority  are hereby authorized and directed to undertake a study
   18  regarding the replacement of the existing railroad trestles in the  town
   19  of  East  Hampton,  county of Suffolk.  Such study shall be completed by
   20  April 1, 2011 and shall be submitted to the members of  the  legislature
   21  and the governor. Such study shall evaluate the options for the replace-
   22  ment  of  such  trestles and shall also establish a timetable and budget
   23  for such projects.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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