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                                  4220

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2009
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Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN ACT in relation to creating the New York bridge  weight  limit  study
  commission

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

  Section 1. New York bridge weight limit study commission. 1. A  tempo-
rary  commission  on  bridge weight limits is hereby created to examine,
evaluate, and make recommendations concerning weight limits  on  bridges
throughout  New York State. Specifically the commission shall examine at
least the following:
  (a) The economic impact of weight limits by regions in the state;
  (b) The public health and safety issues  implicated  by  these  weight
limits;
  (c) The engineering basis for these weight limit decisions; and
  (d) The administrative basis for these weight limit decisions.
  2.  The  commission  shall  consist  of 13 members, to be appointed as
follows: 7 members to be appointed by the governor; of which there  must
be  at least one representative from each of the following: the New York
state department of transportation, the thruway  authority,  the  bridge
authority,  the  metropolitan  transportation authority and a person not
affiliated with a state agency,  public  authority,  or  public  benefit
corporation  who  has knowledge of the trucking industry and transporta-
tion policy; 2 members to be appointed by the temporary president of the
senate; 2 members to be appointed by the  speaker  of  the  assembly;  1
member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member to
be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
  3.  All persons appointed to the commission shall have extensive expe-
rience in the field of transportation policy.
  4. The initial meeting of the commission shall be conducted not  later
than 90 days after the appointment of the last member of the commission.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07247-01-9
              

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The first act of the commission shall be to select by consensus a chair-
person.
  5.  A  majority  of  the  members shall constitute a quorum to conduct
business, but the commission may establish a lesser quorum for  conduct-
ing  hearings scheduled by the commission. Each member shall have 1 vote
and the vote of each member shall  be  accorded  the  same  weight.  The
commission  may  establish,  by  majority  vote, any other rules for the
conduct of the commission's business, insofar  as  such  rules  are  not
inconsistent with this section or other applicable law.
  6.  The  members  of  the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of  their  duties.  To  the  maximum  extent
feasible,  the  commission  shall be entitled to request and receive and
shall utilize and be provided with such facilities, resources, and  data
of any court, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency
of  the state or any political subdivision thereof as it deems necessary
or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties.
  7. The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations  in  a
report  to  the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the
speaker of the assembly not later than 1 year after it first convenes.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.