Bill Text: NY S01941 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1941

NY State Legislature page for S01941

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to conduct a study on proposed improvements of state route 303 in the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-14 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S01941 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1941

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 14, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to authorize a study on proposed improvements of state route  303
          in  the  town of Orangetown, county of Rockland; and providing for the
          repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section  1.  The department of transportation is hereby authorized and
     2  directed to conduct a study on proposed improvements of state route  303
     3  in the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland.
     4    1. Such study shall address issues, including, but not limited to:
     5    (a) The estimated total cost of new barrier installation;
     6    (b) The estimated total cost of left-turn lanes;
     7    (c)  The  impact of adjusting the timing of traffic lights and traffic
     8  calming measures;
     9    (d) The estimated duration of the project;
    10    (e) The impact construction will have on local traffic patterns;
    11    (f) The environmental impact of the project, represented in  an  envi-
    12  ronmental  impact statement, if such statement is required by law, or is
    13  deemed warranted according to the discretion of the department of trans-
    14  portation; and
    15    (g) Identify areas for cooperation between agencies who  have  purview
    16  over this project and/or relevant properties and solicit and incorporate
    17  input from such agencies.
    18    2.  The department of transportation shall report such findings to the
    19  governor and the legislature within one year after the effective date of
    20  this act.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire one  year
    22  after  it  shall have become a law when upon such date the provisions of
    23  this act shall be deemed repealed.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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