STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8300--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY November 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, LUNSFORD, SMUL- LEN, SHIMSKY, LUCAS, McDONALD, SEPTIMO, KELLES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo- rations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assem- bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 543 to read as follows: 3 § 543. Pedestrian bridge access feasibility study. 1. The authority 4 shall develop a pedestrian bridge access feasibility study to analyze 5 ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian access on roadway bridges under 6 its jurisdiction. Such study shall include but not be limited to: 7 (a) identification of bridges within the authority's jurisdiction that 8 are suitable for safe bicycle and pedestrian access; 9 (b) potential capital projects that would allow for and/or expand 10 bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges; and 11 (c) a review of the authority's capital program plans in effect on and 12 after January first, two thousand twenty-three, to determine the impact 13 of such projects on bicycle and pedestrian access and propose amendments 14 and modifications to such capital program plans that would allow for 15 and/or expand bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges. 16 2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the authori- 17 ty shall submit a written report to the governor, temporary president of 18 the senate, and speaker of the assembly, detailing the pedestrian bridge EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13603-03-4A. 8300--A 2 1 access feasibility study conducted pursuant to this section. Such report 2 shall be made available to the public on the authority's website. 3 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 593 4 to read as follows: 5 § 593. Pedestrian bridge feasibility study. 1. The authority shall 6 develop a pedestrian bridge access feasibility study to analyze ways to 7 improve bicycle and pedestrian access on roadway bridges under its 8 jurisdiction. Such study shall include but not be limited to: 9 (a) identification of bridges within the authority's jurisdiction that 10 are suitable for safe bicycle and pedestrian access; 11 (b) potential capital projects that would allow for and/or expand 12 bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges; and 13 (c) a review of the authority's capital program plans in effect on and 14 after January first, two thousand twenty-three, to determine the impact 15 of such projects on bicycle and pedestrian access and propose amendments 16 and modifications to such capital program plans that would allow for 17 and/or expand bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges. 18 2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the authori- 19 ty shall submit a written report to the governor, temporary president of 20 the senate, and speaker of the assembly, detailing the pedestrian bridge 21 access feasibility study conducted pursuant to this section. Such report 22 shall be made available to the public on the authority's website. 23 § 3. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 669 24 to read as follows: 25 § 669. Pedestrian bridge access feasibility study. 1. The authority 26 shall develop a pedestrian bridge access feasibility study to analyze 27 ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian access on roadway bridges under 28 its jurisdiction. Such study shall include but not be limited to: 29 (a) identification of bridges within the authority's jurisdiction that 30 are suitable for safe bicycle and pedestrian access; 31 (b) potential capital projects that would allow for and/or expand 32 bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges; and 33 (c) a review of the authority's capital program plans in effect on and 34 after January first, two thousand twenty-three, to determine the impact 35 of such projects on bicycle and pedestrian access and propose amendments 36 and modifications to such capital program plans that would allow for 37 and/or expand bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges. 38 2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the authori- 39 ty shall submit a written report to the governor, temporary president of 40 the senate, and speaker of the assembly, detailing the pedestrian bridge 41 access feasibility study conducted pursuant to this section. Such report 42 shall be made available to the public on the authority's website. 43 § 4. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 718 44 to read as follows: 45 § 718. Pedestrian bridge feasibility study. 1. The authority shall 46 develop a pedestrian bridge access feasibility study to improve bicycle 47 and pedestrian access on roadway bridges under its jurisdiction. Such 48 plan shall include but not be limited to: 49 (a) identification of bridges within the authority's jurisdiction that 50 are suitable for safe bicycle and pedestrian access; 51 (b) potential capital projects that would allow for and/or expand 52 bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges; and 53 (c) a review of the authority's capital program plans in effect on and 54 after January first, two thousand twenty-three, to determine the impact 55 of such projects on bicycle and pedestrian access and propose amendmentsA. 8300--A 3 1 and modifications to such capital program plans that would allow for 2 and/or expand bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges. 3 2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the authori- 4 ty shall submit a written report to the governor, temporary president of 5 the senate, and speaker of the assembly, detailing the pedestrian bridge 6 access feasibility study conducted pursuant to this section. Such report 7 shall be made available to the public on the authority's website. 8 § 5. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 390 9 to read as follows: 10 § 390. Pedestrian bridge access feasibility study. 1. The authority 11 shall develop a pedestrian bridge access feasibility study to improve 12 bicycle and pedestrian access on roadway bridges under its jurisdiction. 13 Such plan shall include but not be limited to: 14 (a) identification of bridges within the authority's jurisdiction that 15 are suitable for safe bicycle and pedestrian access; 16 (b) potential capital projects that would allow for and/or expand 17 bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges; and 18 (c) a review of the authority's capital program plans in effect on and 19 after January first, two thousand twenty-three, to determine the impact 20 of such projects on bicycle and pedestrian access and propose amendments 21 and modifications to such capital program plans that would allow for 22 and/or expand bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges. 23 2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the authori- 24 ty shall submit a written report to the governor, temporary president of 25 the senate, and speaker of the assembly, detailing the pedestrian bridge 26 access feasibility study conducted pursuant to this section. Such report 27 shall be made available to the public on the authority's website. 28 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.