Bill Text: NY A06429 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk to establish road improvement districts within substandard road zones designated by the town pursuant to the general municipal law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-21 - substituted by s4418a [A06429 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A06429-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 4418--A A. 6429--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 27, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern- ment -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT authorizing the town of Southampton, Suffolk county, to establish road improvement districts within substandard road zones designated by the town pursuant to the general municipal law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk, is here- 2 by authorized to establish a special road improvement district or 3 districts pursuant to article 12 and 12-A of the town law. Such road 4 improvement district or districts shall be established, funded, operated 5 and otherwise controlled by the provisions of articles 12 and 12-A of 6 the town law and the provisions of this act. To the extent that the 7 provisions of this act shall in any way be in conflict with article 12 8 and 12-A of the town law, the provisions of this act shall be control- 9 ling. 10 S 2. The purpose of a road improvement district in the town of South- 11 ampton, county of Suffolk shall be to permit the town to improve private 12 substandard roads located within substandard road zones designated by 13 the town board of the town of Southampton, pursuant to article 15 of the 14 general municipal law, in order to meet the standard for dedication and 15 acceptance into the town highway system. Any such improvements, 16 construction, or reconstruction shall be subject to and in accordance 17 with the applicable provisions of the highway law and with procedures EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08901-02-3 S. 4418--A 2 A. 6429--A 1 established by the New York state department of transportation. After 2 such improvements are completed, said roads shall be dedicated and 3 accepted into the town highway system. 4 S 3. Any road improved pursuant to this act which is dedicated and 5 accepted into the town highway system shall thereafter be maintained as 6 a public highway. Such maintenance shall become a general town charge 7 and no longer a charge of the road improvement district. When all 8 private substandard roads located within such district have been dedi- 9 cated and accepted into the town highway system, the district shall be 10 deemed dissolved and discontinued. 11 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.