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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 26, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S1151
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2009-S1151 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10606
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง1620, 1621 & 1622, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1507, A1331
2013-2014: S278, A8411
2015-2016: S2252, A4745
2017-2018: A1843
2009-S1151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1151 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to giving local town boards the discretion to change speed limits for safety PURPOSE : This bill gives to town boards the authority to set reasonable speed limits and post traffic signage on state roads when such town can show to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a nexus between public safety concerns and the need for a change in speed limits. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law section 1620 so that DOT must defer to a town's request for speed limit change on state roads within such town when there is a nexus between the current designated special limits and the presence of adverse safety conditions or traffic patterns that can cause the creation of an unsafe roadway condition on such state highway. Section 2: Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law section 1621 so that DOT must defer to a town's request for a new speed limit change, as specified above, on state highways if there is a dangerous condition that necessitates that the state highway speed limit should be reduced.
2009-S1151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1151 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LARKIN, BONACIC, LEIBELL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans- portation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to giving local town boards the discretion to change speed limits for safety THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1620 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows: (D) THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL DEFER TO REQUESTS FOR SPEED LIMIT CHANGES BY THE TOWN BOARD OF A TOWN OR TOWNS AFFECTED WITH RESPECT TO STATE HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE IN SUCH TOWN OR TOWNS OUTSIDE OF CITIES OR VILLAGES, WHERE A REASONABLE NEXUS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUCH REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN SPEED LIMIT EXISTS. S 2. Section 1621 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E) THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL DEFER TO REQUESTS FOR SIGNAGE AND SIGNAL CHANGES BY THE TOWN BOARD OF A TOWN OR TOWNS AFFECTED WITH RESPECT TO STATE HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE IN SUCH TOWN OR TOWNS OUTSIDE OF CITIES OR VILLAGES, WHERE A REASONABLE NEXUS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUCH REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN SIGNAGE AND SIGNALS EXISTS. S 3. Section 1622 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, IF ANY REASONABLE NEXUS EXISTS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE REQUEST BY A COUN- TY SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS OF A COUNTY OR A TOWN BOARD, FOR A CHANGE IN SPEED LIMIT, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL DEFER TO THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS' OR TOWN BOARD'S REQUEST IN SETTING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE COUNTY ROADS AND TOWN HIGHWAYS IN SUCH TOWN OR TOWNS OUTSIDE OF CITIES OR VILLAGES. S 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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