Bill Text: NY A00448 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Eliminates, for highways in the Adirondack park, the requirement for the approval and consent of the state authority having jurisdiction over state land when the location of a highway on such land is altered or changed, or use of such highway is discontinued.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A00448 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A00448-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 321 A. 448 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta- tion IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to changing the location of highways over certain lands owned and occupied by the state in the Adirondack park THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 212 of the highway law, as amended by chapter 161 2 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: 3 S 212. Changing location of highways over certain lands owned and 4 occupied by the state. 1. If a highway passes over or through lands 5 wholly owned and occupied by the state, the location of such portion of 6 such highway as passes through such lands may be altered and changed, or 7 the same may be abandoned or the use thereof as a highway discontinued 8 with the consent and approval of the state authority having jurisdiction 9 or control over such lands by an order directing such change in 10 location, abandonment or discontinuance. Such order shall contain a 11 description of that portion of the highway the location of which has 12 been changed, abandoned or discontinued, and a description of the new 13 location thereof, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the state 14 authority having control of such lands. 15 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY HIGHWAY WITH- 16 IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 9-0101 17 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW. 18 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00380-01-9