Bill Text: NY S02820 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for the provision of prior notice by the port authority of New York and New Jersey of any project or operation that will impede the free flow of traffic on or near an authority facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S02820 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S02820-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2820
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 29, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to authorize the governor to enter into an agreement with the
state of New Jersey and apply to the Congress of the United States for
its consent and approval, relating to requiring the port authority of
New York and New Jersey to provide advance notice of any project or
operation which is expected to impede 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. The governor is authorized to enter into a supplemental
2 compact or agreement, on behalf of the state, with the state of New
3 Jersey amending the compact between this state and the state of New
4 Jersey establishing the port of New York authority, in accordance with
5 chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, as amended and supplemented, to imple-
6 ment the provisions of section three of this act.
7 S 2. The governor is authorized to apply, on behalf of the state, to
8 the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the
9 amendments to the compact between the state and the state of New Jersey,
10 establishing the port of New York authority, proposed in section three
11 of this act. Provided, however, that in the absence of the consent and
12 approval of the Congress, the port authority of New York and New Jersey
13 shall retain all of the powers which this state and the state of New
14 Jersey may confer upon such authority without such consent and approval.
15 S 3. The port authority of New York and New Jersey shall provide
16 advance notice of any planned project or operation which is expected to
17 impede the free flow of traffic on or near any port authority facility
18 by:
19 a. providing advance written notice to the mayor and municipal emer-
20 gency management coordinator in every municipality within five miles of
21 the facility;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 b. providing advance notification of the project or operation to news-
2 papers of general circulation in each county and municipality in which
3 the transportation facility is located; and
4 c. using variable message signs to inform motorists of any operation
5 which is expected to impede the free flow of traffic.
6 S 4. This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
7 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect as this
8 act; but if the state of New Jersey shall already have enacted such
9 legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided that the
10 governor shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the
11 occurrence of the enactment of the legislation provided for in sections
12 one, two and three of this act, in order that such commission may main-
13 tain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of
14 the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
15 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
16 public officers law.
