Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A4663
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMEL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Ginny Fields
Philip Ramos
multi-Sponsors
Harvey Weisenberg
2009-A4663 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S715
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง14-f, Transp L
2009-A4663 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Amends the transportation law to require any railroad transporting hazardous materials through the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to give advance notice to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, local governments and municipalities, and law enforcement and first responder personnel located within a quarter mile of the railroad tracks.
2009-A4663 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4663 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL, FIELDS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EDDINGTON, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring all railroads transporting hazardous materials through the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to give advance notice to the Metropolitan Trans- portation Authority, local governments and municipalities, and law enforcement and first responder personnel located within a quarter mile of the railroad tracks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 14-f of the transportation law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL RAILROADS TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THROUGH THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND SUFFOLK SHALL, AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO COMMENCING ANY SUCH TRANSPORT, NOTIFY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND MUNICIPALITIES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDER PERSONNEL LOCATED WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON WHICH THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IS BEING TRANSPORTED OF THE IMPENDING TRANSPORT. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE GIVEN IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. (I) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "RAILROAD" SHALL MEAN A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC RAILROAD OPERATING IN THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND SUFFOLK CARRYING EITHER FREIGHT OR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD, THE METRO-NORTH RAILROAD, THE STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, ANY OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR ANY PRIVATE RAILROAD ENTITY OPERATING ON TRACKS OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05648-01-9
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