Bill Text: NY A04134 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializes Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos by naming spans of the Triborough bridge after them.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - enacting clause stricken [A04134 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A04134-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4134

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 1, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the environmental  conserva-
          tion  law  and the highway law, in relation to memorializing Robert F.
          Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro  Albizu  Campos  by
          renaming certain spans of the Triborough bridge after such men

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Legislative findings and intent.   The  legislature  hereby
     2  recognizes  Robert  F. Kennedy by naming after him a span of the Tribor-
     3  ough bridge, as a tribute befitting his  historic  contribution  to  the
     4  state  of  New  York  and  the nation. Robert F. Kennedy represented the
     5  state of New York in the United States Senate  with  great  distinction,
     6  from  1965  until  his  untimely  death  in  1968, working tirelessly to
     7  improve the lives of New Yorkers, fighting  poverty  and  advancing  the
     8  civil  rights movement. The state of New York and our entire nation were
     9  further enriched by Robert F. Kennedy's  prior  service  as  the  sixty-
    10  fourth Attorney General of the United States, and trusted advisor to the
    11  President.  Common throughout his many works was an effort to bridge the
    12  gaps among persons of diverse racial, ethnic and  economic  backgrounds.
    13  Accordingly,  the  legislature  hereby  names the span of the Triborough
    14  bridge which stretches over the East river from the borough of Queens to
    15  Ward's Island the Robert F.  Kennedy bridge.
    16    The legislature further recognizes Dr. Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.,  in
    17  this  fifty-second  year  following  his tragic assassination, by naming
    18  after him a span of the Triborough bridge, as a  tribute  befitting  his
    19  historic  contributions  to  the nation.   Dr. King worked tirelessly to
    20  improve the lives of the citizens of this country, fighting  segregation
    21  and  discrimination  through non-violent protest and advancing the civil
    22  rights movement, until his untimely death in 1968. The state of New York
    23  and our entire nation were enriched by Dr.  King's  dedication,  example

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  and sacrifices. Common throughout his many works was an effort to bridge
     2  the  gaps  among  persons  of  diverse racial, ethnic and economic back-
     3  grounds. Accordingly, the legislature  hereby  names  the  span  of  the
     4  Triborough bridge which stretches from Randall's Island to Manhattan the
     5  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. bridge.
     6    The  legislature  also  hereby  recognizes Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos, by
     7  naming after him a span of the Triborough bridge, as a tribute befitting
     8  his historic contributions to the nation  of  Puerto  Rico.  Dr.  Albizu
     9  Campos,  the  most  prominent  Puerto Rican political figure of the 20th
    10  century, was instrumental in Puerto Rico's fight for independence  until
    11  his death in 1965. Accordingly, the legislature hereby names the span of
    12  the Triborough bridge which stretches from Randall's Island to the Bronx
    13  the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos bridge.
    14    §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  9 of section 553 of the public
    15  authorities law, as amended by chapter 453  of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
    16  amended to read as follows:
    17    (a)  [a bridge] three bridges heretofore constructed[, known as Robert
    18  F. Kennedy bridge,] over the East river from the borough  of  Queens  to
    19  [the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, over and across] Ward's island
    20  [and  Randall's  island  in  said river] shall be known as the Robert F.
    21  Kennedy bridge; over the East river from Randall's Island in said  river
    22  to  the  borough  of  Manhattan, shall be known as the Dr. Martin Luther
    23  King, Jr. bridge; and over the Bronx Kill from Randall's Island in  said
    24  river to the borough of the Bronx, shall be known as the Dr. Pedro Albi-
    25  zu  Campos  bridge, together with such incidental bridges and structures
    26  as shall be necessary or convenient in order to  give  access  from  the
    27  [bridge]  bridges  to  both of said islands, together with approaches to
    28  said bridges (herein collectively referred to as the "[Robert F.  Kenne-
    29  dy] Tribute bridge project"); and
    30    § 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 10 of section  553  of  the
    31  public  authorities  law, as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2008,
    32  are amended to read as follows:
    33    (a) in the case of the [Robert F. Kennedy] Tribute bridge project  and
    34  the  Whitestone  bridge project to pay to the city not exceeding thirty-
    35  five per centum of the cost (including awards for damages and  expenses)
    36  of  the acquisition of land for the widening of existing roads, streets,
    37  parkways or avenues and for new roads,  streets,  parkways  or  avenues,
    38  connecting with the approaches.
    39    (b) to purchase from the persons, partnerships, associations or corpo-
    40  rations  who  were  the  owners of any land acquired for the widening of
    41  existing roads, streets, parkways or avenues or for new roads,  streets,
    42  parkways or avenues connecting with the approaches or of any interest in
    43  such  land  at the date title to such land was vested in the city in any
    44  proceeding heretofore or hereafter instituted for the acquisition there-
    45  of by condemnation, or from their successors in interest or legal repre-
    46  sentatives, their right, title, interest and/or  claim  in  and  to  the
    47  award  or awards or any part thereof to be made in such proceeding after
    48  the date of such purchase, and to take  an  assignment  thereof  to  the
    49  authority,  provided, however, that in the case of the [Robert F. Kenne-
    50  dy] Tribute bridge project and the Whitestone bridge project the  aggre-
    51  gate  amount  expended by the authority on account of all such purchases
    52  together with the aggregate amount paid to the city in  accordance  with
    53  paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision,  shall not exceed thirty-five per
    54  centum of the cost (including awards for damages and  expenses)  of  the
    55  acquisition  of  land for the widening of existing roads, streets, park-
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     1  ways or avenues, and  for  new  roads,  streets,  parkways  or  avenues,
     2  connecting with the approaches,
     3    §  4.  Subdivision  2 of section 563 of the public authorities law, as
     4  amended by chapter 453 of the laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
     5  follows:
     6    2.  The  state of New York does covenant and agree with the holders of
     7  any bonds issued after January first, nineteen  hundred  forty  that  no
     8  tunnel,  bridge,  parkway,  causeway,  street,  road,  highway  or other
     9  connection for vehicular traffic (other than one of the projects), which
    10  will be competitive with the [Robert F. Kennedy] Tribute bridge  project
    11  or  the  Whitestone  bridge project or the Throgs Neck bridge project or
    12  the Marine parkway bridge  project  or  the  Cross  Bay  parkway  bridge
    13  project  will be constructed or maintained until the bonds together with
    14  interest thereon, interest on any unpaid installments of  interest,  and
    15  all  costs  and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by
    16  or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged;  provided
    17  that a tunnel, bridge, parkway, causeway, street, road, highway or other
    18  connection for vehicular traffic shall be considered as competitive with
    19  the  [Robert  F.  Kennedy]  Tribute  bridge project or Whitestone bridge
    20  project or the Throgs Neck bridge  project  only  if  it  shall  form  a
    21  connection  for  vehicular traffic over, under, or across the East river
    22  north of an extension to the east of the center  line  of  Seventy-third
    23  street  in  the borough of Manhattan, and shall be considered as compet-
    24  itive with the Marine parkway bridge project or Cross Bay parkway bridge
    25  project only if such tunnel, bridge, parkway,  causeway,  street,  road,
    26  highway   or  other  connection  for  vehicular  traffic  shall  form  a
    27  connection for vehicular traffic with Rockaway peninsula across any part
    28  of the waters of Jamaica bay or Rockaway  inlet  west  of  seventy-three
    29  degrees,  forty-six  minutes  of  west  longitude.  The  covenant herein
    30  contained restricting competitive traffic connections with  any  project
    31  or  projects  shall  be  only  for  the  benefit of the holders of bonds
    32  secured in whole or in part by  the  pledge  of  the  revenues  of  such
    33  project  or projects.   All covenants of the state made with the holders
    34  of bonds issued before January first, nineteen hundred  and  forty,  are
    35  hereby confirmed and shall not be affected hereby.
    36    §  5.  Subdivision 4 of section 13-0341 of the environmental conserva-
    37  tion law, as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2008, is  amended  to
    38  read as follows:
    39    4. In the Harlem River and the East River east of the Robert F. Kenne-
    40  dy  [Bridge],  Dr.  Martin  Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos
    41  Bridges and in Long Island Sound west of a  line  drawn  from  Hewlett's
    42  (King's)  Point to the north end of Hart Island, thence to the south end
    43  of Glen Island, and in their adjacent bays, coves, creeks and  confluent
    44  waters.
    45    §  6.  Subdivision 3 of section 13-0343 of the environmental conserva-
    46  tion law, as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2008, is  amended  to
    47  read as follows:
    48    3. In the Harlem River and the East River east of the Robert F. Kenne-
    49  dy  [Bridge],  Dr.  Martin  Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos
    50  Bridges and in Long Island Sound west of a  line  drawn  from  Hewlett's
    51  (King's)  Point to the north end of Hart Island, thence to the south end
    52  of Glen Island, and in their adjacent bays, coves, creeks and  confluent
    53  waters,  only  such  nets  as  are used to take lobsters or crabs may be
    54  used.
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     1    § 7. Subdivision 6 of section 13-0347 of the  environmental  conserva-
     2  tion  law,  as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    6. In all waters from the Robert F. Kennedy [bridge], Dr. Martin Luth-
     5  er  King,  Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Bridges west through the East
     6  River, Harlem River and those portions of the Hudson River south of  the
     7  George  Washington  bridge  to a line drawn from Rockaway Point to Romer
     8  Shoals lighthouse, no person shall use a net to take fish,  except  that
     9  landing  nets  and  nets of not more than 10 feet in length, operated by
    10  hand, may be used to take bait and shrimp, and cast nets may be used  to
    11  take  Atlantic  menhaden  and  mullets as provided in subdivision one of
    12  section 13-0343 of this title.
    13    § 8. The paragraph relating to  interstate  route  connection  512  of
    14  section  340-a of the highway law, as amended by chapter 288 of the laws
    15  of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    16    Interstate  Route  Connection  512.  Staten  Island  expressway   from
    17  Goethals  bridge  approach to Verrazzano-Narrows bridge approach, Brook-
    18  lyn-Queens expressway from Verrazzano-Narrows bridge approach  to  Grand
    19  Central  parkway,  Grand Central parkway from Brooklyn-Queens expressway
    20  to [Robert F. Kennedy] the Dr.  Pedro  Albizu  Campos  bridge  approach,
    21  Major  Deegan  expressway from Robert F.  Kennedy bridge approach to the
    22  Westchester county line connecting with interstate route 502.
    23    § 9. The paragraph relating to  interstate  route  connection  516  of
    24  section  340-a of the highway law, as amended by chapter 453 of the laws
    25  of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
    26    Interstate Route Connection 516. Bruckner expressway from  [Robert  F.
    27  Kennedy] Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos bridge approach to Cross-Bronx express-
    28  way.
    29    §  10.  Section 349-f of the highway law, as amended by chapter 288 of
    30  the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    31    § 349-f. New York city routes. The following existing or proposed main
    32  routes or thoroughfares, are designated herein, as aforesaid, viz.:
    33    New England thruway from  the  Westchester  county  line  to  Bruckner
    34  expressway;  Bruckner  expressway from New England thruway to [Robert F.
    35  Kennedy] Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos bridge approach; Hutchinson river park-
    36  way from the Westchester county  line  to  the  Bronx-Whitestone  bridge
    37  approach; Bronx river parkway from the Westchester county line to Bruck-
    38  ner expressway; Henry Hudson parkway from the Westchester county line to
    39  Miller  highway  excepting  the  Henry  Hudson  bridge, provided that no
    40  portion of this route from West Seventy-second street to the Cross Bronx
    41  expressway shall be constructed or reconstructed so as  to  encroach  in
    42  any  way on or over any land mapped or used for park purposes except for
    43  such temporary encroachment of no more  than  ten  feet  in  width  from
    44  seventy-third  street to seventy-sixth street as may be essential during
    45  and for the purpose of reconstruction or repair of the existing  roadway
    46  following  which  there  shall  be  full restoration of park land; Major
    47  Deegan expressway from the [Robert F.  Kennedy] Dr. Pedro Albizu  Campos
    48  bridge  to  Central  Park avenue at the Westchester county line together
    49  with a connection to Broadway and along Broadway  to  Manhattan  college
    50  parkway;  Cross  Bronx expressway from George Washington bridge approach
    51  to Throgs Neck bridge; Throgs Neck expressway from  Bruckner  expressway
    52  to  Throgs  Neck  bridge; Arthur V. Sheridan expressway from Cross-Bronx
    53  expressway to Bruckner expressway; Mosholu  parkway  from  Henry  Hudson
    54  parkway  to  Bronx  river  parkway;  Bronx and Pelham parkway from Bronx
    55  river parkway to New England thruway; Boston road from Bronx and  Pelham
    56  parkway to New England thruway; Miller highway from Henry Hudson parkway
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     1  to  the Hugh L. Carey tunnel; and from Hugh L. Carey tunnel to Brooklyn-
     2  Queens expressway; Franklin D. Roosevelt drive from the  Hugh  L.  Carey
     3  tunnel  to  [Robert  F.  Kennedy] the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. bridge
     4  approach;  Harlem  river  drive  from [Robert F. Kennedy] the Dr. Martin
     5  Luther King, Jr. bridge approach to George Washington  bridge  approach;
     6  Belt  parkway  including  Gowanus  parkway  to Third avenue and Sixtieth
     7  street, Leif Erikson drive to Knapp street, Shore parkway, Belt parkway,
     8  Southern parkway and Cross Island parkway from Hugh L.  Carey tunnel  to
     9  Bronx-Whitestone  bridge approach; Nassau expressway from Southern park-
    10  way to the Nassau county line; Brooklyn-Queens expressway  from  Gowanus
    11  expressway  to  Grand  Central parkway; Prospect expressway from Gowanus
    12  expressway to Ocean parkway; Ocean parkway from Prospect  expressway  to
    13  Shore  parkway;  Interborough parkway from Grand Central Parkway to Belt
    14  parkway; Gowanus expressway from the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge to  Third
    15  avenue  at  Gowanus  parkway;  Third  Avenue  from Gowanus expressway to
    16  Hamilton avenue; Hamilton Avenue from Third  Avenue  to  Hugh  L.  Carey
    17  tunnel;  Queens boulevard from Queensborough bridge approach to Van Wyck
    18  expressway; Van Wyck expressway from Whitestone expressway, including  a
    19  connection  to  Grand  Central parkway, to John F. Kennedy international
    20  airport; Woodhaven boulevard from Queens boulevard to Cross Bay  parkway
    21  bridge  northerly  approach;  Cross  Bay  parkway  from Cross Bay bridge
    22  southerly approach to Short Front  parkway;  Shore  Front  parkway  from
    23  Cross  Bay  parkway generally along the shore line of the Atlantic ocean
    24  to the Nassau expressway  at  the  Nassau  county  line;  Queens-Midtown
    25  expressway  from  Queens-Midtown  tunnel  approach  to Queens Boulevard;
    26  Horace Harding expressway from Queens Boulevard  to  the  Nassau  county
    27  line;  a  connection  between  Brooklyn-Queens  expressway  and Northern
    28  boulevard in the vicinity of Grand Central parkway; Grand Central  park-
    29  way from Robert F. Kennedy bridge approach to Nassau county line; White-
    30  stone  expressway  from  Bronx-Whitestone  bridge  approach  to Van Wyck
    31  expressway and continuing to Grand Central parkway; Clearview expressway
    32  from Throgs Neck bridge to  Nassau  expressway;  Richmond  parkway  from
    33  Staten Island expressway to Outerbridge crossing approach; Staten Island
    34  expressway  from Goethals bridge to the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge with a
    35  connection to Bayonne bridge; Willowbrook  parkway  from  Staten  Island
    36  expressway to Great Kills park; West Shore expressway from Staten Island
    37  expressway to Outerbridge crossing; Shore Front drive northerly from the
    38  terminus  of  West  Shore expressway at Staten Island expressway, thence
    39  generally along the shore lines of Kill Van Kull, the Narrows, Lower New
    40  York bay and Raritan bay to the approach to Outerbridge crossing.
    41    § 11. Terms occurring in laws, regulations, contracts and other  docu-
    42  ments.  Whenever  Triborough  bridge is referred to or designated in any
    43  law, regulation, contract or document,  such  reference  or  designation
    44  shall  be  deemed  to  refer to the Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther
    45  King, Jr. and Dr.   Pedro Albizu Campos bridges,  collectively,  and  no
    46  such  laws,  regulations,  contracts or other documents shall be thereby
    47  impaired in any way.
    48    § 12. The New York state department of transportation,  the  New  York
    49  city  department  of transportation and the Triborough bridge and tunnel
    50  authority shall provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate
    51  signage in conformance with paragraph (a) of subdivision  9  of  section
    52  553 of the public authorities law, as amended by section two of this act
    53  within such time and in such manner as they shall deem appropriate.
    54    § 13. This act shall take effect immediately.