Bill Text: NY S06780 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes park-and-ride development as construction or improvement by the department of transportation partly at municipal expense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-10 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S06780 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S06780-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6780

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 17, 2021
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation  to  authorizing  park-and-
          ride  development  as construction or improvement by the department of
          transportation partly at municipal expense

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  80-b  of the highway law, as
     2  amended by section 3 of part A of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2014,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  In  connection  with  the undertaking of any project for which the
     5  commissioner is authorized to  use  moneys  of  the  federal  government
     6  pursuant  to  the provisions of subdivision thirty-four-a of section ten
     7  and section eighty of this chapter to assure the effective discharge  of
     8  state responsibilities with respect to regional transportation needs, on
     9  highways, roads, streets, bicycle paths [or], pedestrian paths, or park-
    10  and-ride  development  that  are  not  on  the state highway system, the
    11  commissioner shall submit such project to the governing body  or  bodies
    12  of  the  affected municipality or municipalities together with estimates
    13  of costs thereof. If such project includes a municipal project, as  that
    14  term  is  defined in accordance with article thirteen of the transporta-
    15  tion law, the state share  of  such  municipal  project  shall  also  be
    16  included.  If such project includes a project affecting a highway, road,
    17  street, bicycle path [or], pedestrian path, or park-and-ride development
    18  not on the state highway system, the  state  share  shall  be  equal  to
    19  eighty  percent of the difference between the total project cost and the
    20  federal assistance, provided, however, the commissioner may increase the
    21  state share to an amount equal to one hundred percent of the  difference
    22  between  the  total  project  cost  and  the federal assistance where he
    23  determines that the need for  the  project  results  substantially  from
    24  actions  undertaken  pursuant  to  section  ten of this chapter. No such

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11425-01-1
        S. 6780                             2

     1  project shall proceed without the approval of the governing  body  of  a
     2  municipality. Such governing body may request the commissioner to under-
     3  take  the  provision of such project. If the commissioner agrees to such
     4  undertaking  he shall notify the local governing body which shall appro-
     5  priate sufficient moneys to pay the estimated amount  of  the  municipal
     6  share.  Such moneys shall be deposited with the state comptroller who is
     7  authorized to receive and accept the  same  for  the  purposes  of  such
     8  project,  subject  to the draft or requisition of the commissioner. When
     9  the work of such project has  been  completed,  the  commissioner  shall
    10  render  to the governing body of such municipality an itemized statement
    11  showing in full (a) the amount of money that has been deposited by  such
    12  municipality  with  the  state comptroller as hereinbefore provided, and
    13  (b) all disbursements made pursuant to this section  for  such  project.
    14  Any  surplus moneys shall be paid to such municipality on the warrant of
    15  the comptroller on vouchers therefor approved by the commissioner.  When
    16  the  work of such project has been completed and it is determined by the
    17  commissioner that the amount of the cost to be borne by the municipality
    18  is in excess of the amount deposited by such municipality with the state
    19  comptroller, the commissioner shall then notify the municipality of  the
    20  deficiency  of  funds. The municipality shall then within ninety days of
    21  the receipt of such notice, pay such amount to  the  state  comptroller.
    22  For  purposes  of  this section, the term "municipality" shall include a
    23  city, county, town, village or two  or  more  of  the  foregoing  acting
    24  jointly.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.