Assembly Bill A671

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a special-use permit for ambulatory veterinarians to use oversized or commercial vehicles on the Taconic state parkway

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A671 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง71, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A323
2013-2014: A1250
2015-2016: A1557
2017-2018: A89
2019-2020: A560
2021-2022: A755

2009-A671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a special-use permit for oversized or commercial vehicles on the Taconic state parkway; includes ambulatory veterinarians.

2009-A671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   671

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation  law,  in  relation to providing
  special-use permits for certain commercial or  oversized  vehicles  on
  certain special parkways

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 71 of the transportation  law,  as
added  by chapter 370 of the laws of 1979, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 8 is added to read as follows:
  5. To limit or prohibit travel by types or classes of commercial vehi-
cles as may be required due to roadway design or  safety  considerations
EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, and to estab-
lish speed limits and standards of travel safety  on  all  such  special
parkways designated by this article.
  8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULES, OR REGULATIONS TO THE CONTRARY, THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLE-
MENT A SPECIAL-USE PERMIT FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL OR  OVERSIZED  VEHICLES
PERMITTING THE USE OF CERTAIN SPECIAL PARKWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO, AMBULATORY VETERINARIANS USE OF THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY.
  (A)  THE  OWNER  OF SUCH COMMERCIAL OR OVERSIZED VEHICLE MAY FILE WITH
THE COMMISSIONER OR ANY AGENT OF THE  COMMISSIONER  AN  APPLICATION  FOR
ISSUANCE  OF  SPECIAL-USE PERMIT FOR SUCH VEHICLE. THE APPLICATION SHALL
BE MADE ON A FORM FURNISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER  FOR  SUCH  PURPOSE  AND
SHALL  CONTAIN  SUCH  INFORMATION  AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE. IF
SATISFIED THAT THE VEHICLE  IS  TO  BE  OPERATED  AS  PROVIDED  IN  THIS
SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS
ASSIGN TO SUCH VEHICLE A DISTINCTIVE NUMBER AND ISSUE AND DELIVER TO THE
APPLICANT A SPECIAL-USE PERMIT, IN SUCH FORM AS THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
PRESCRIBE,  INDICATING WHERE TO DISPLAY SUCH PERMIT IN SUCH VEHICLE, THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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