Bill Text: NY A07157 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and the office of mental health to conduct a study pertaining to a proposed expansion of the Long Island Motor Parkway trail.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to transportation [A07157 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A07157-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7157

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 23, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN,  BRAUNSTEIN, CARROLL, CRUZ, DARLING,
          DURSO,   COOK,   FAHY,   GRIFFIN,   HYNDMAN,   McDONOUGH,   MONTESANO,
          JEAN-PIERRE,    ROZIC,    SIMON,    SOLAGES,    STECK,   D. ROSENTHAL,
          PHEFFER AMATO, FRONTUS, RA, VANEL, BARNWELL -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
          M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, HEVESI, KIM, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Transportation

        AN  ACT  in relation to ordering a study and report on a proposed exten-
          sion of the Long Island Motor Parkway trail, a part  of  the  Brooklyn
          Queens Greenway, east from Winchester Boulevard to Little Neck Parkway
          in  the county of Queens to the trailhead of the planned Motor Parkway
          trail in the county of Nassau; and providing for the  repeal  of  such
          provisions upon expiration thereof

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

     1    Section 1. The office of parks, recreation and  historic  preservation
     2  and  the  office  of mental health are hereby authorized and directed to
     3  jointly conduct a study on a proposed extension of the Long Island Motor
     4  Parkway trail, a  part  of  the  Brooklyn  Queens  Greenway,  east  from
     5  Winchester  Boulevard  to Little Neck Parkway in the county of Queens to
     6  the trailhead of the planned  Motor  Parkway  trail  in  the  county  of
     7  Nassau.
     8    1. Such study shall address no less than the following issues:
     9    (a) The estimated total cost of the project.
    10    (b) The estimated duration of the project.
    11    (c) The impact construction will have on local traffic patterns.
    12    (d)  The  environmental impact of the project, represented in an envi-
    13  ronmental impact statement, if such statement is required by law, or  is
    14  deemed  warranted  according  to  the discretion of the office of parks,
    15  recreation and historic preservation.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (e) Assess if the project  could  provide  a  connection  between  the
     2  Empire  State  Trail  and  the  counties  of  Kings,  Queens, Nassau and
     3  Suffolk.
     4    (f)  Identify  areas for cooperation between agencies who have purview
     5  over this project and/or relevant properties and solicit and incorporate
     6  input from such agencies.
     7    2. The office of parks, recreation and historic preservation  and  the
     8  office  of  mental health shall report such findings to the governor and
     9  the legislature within one year after the effective date of this act.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire one  year
    11  after  it  shall have become a law when upon such date the provisions of
    12  this act shall be deemed repealed.