Bill Text: NY A06994 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6994 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Requires the port authority of New York to conduct a study on the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing in order to determine what steps would need to be taken in order to widen the bridge and increase traffic flow.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-02-05 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [A06994 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6994
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      April 3, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN  ACT  directing the port authority of New York to study the alignment
          of the Outerbridge Crossing, in order to widen the bridge and increase
          the flow of traffic
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. 1. The port authority of New York shall conduct a study to
     2  explore the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing in  order  to  examine
     3  the  feasibility  of physically widening such bridge, which would result
     4  in an increase in the flow of traffic.
     5    2. Such study shall examine the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing,
     6  with attention to the surrounding private property in the area in  which
     7  the  bridge  is located and to determine which of those properties would
     8  need to be acquired by the port authority of New York in order to  effi-
     9  ciently  expand the bridge to accomplish the goal of increasing the flow
    10  of traffic.
    11    3. Prior to the expiration of its existing study into the  Outerbridge
    12  Crossing,  the  port  authority  of New York shall issue a report of its
    13  findings on the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing to  the  governor,
    14  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of
    15  the  state  of  New York, as well as to the governor of the state of New
    16  Jersey. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
    17    (a) actions that can be implemented by the port authority immediately,
    18  a plan of action for such implementation, and the estimated cost of  the
    19  implementation plan; and
    20    (b)  which, if any, surrounding property would need to be acquired and
    21  the estimated cost of acquiring such property.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10819-02-9