Bill Text: NY A05173 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to funding for highway construction and improvements in western New York from funds appropriated to the MTA; appropriates funds therefor.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in ways and means [A05173 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A05173-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5173 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT relating to funding for highway construction and improvements in western New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The sum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), or so much 2 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the highway and 3 bridge capital account of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, 4 out of any moneys appropriated to the metropolitan transportation 5 authority in the 2018-2019 state fiscal plan, and made immediately 6 available for construction, reconstruction, enhancement and improvement 7 of state, county, town, city, and village roads, highways, parkways, and 8 bridges thereon in the western portion of the state, from the eastern 9 boundary of the city of Rochester to the western border of New York 10 state. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the 11 comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of 12 transportation in the manner prescribed by law. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08332-01-9
