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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Mar 05, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2899
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S2899 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4571
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 9 Art Head, add ยง182, Gen Muni L
2009-S2899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2899 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the speed limit of the towns of Brighton, Greece, Ogden, Webster, Penfield, and Irondequoit PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to provide for safer streets in the County of Monroe by lowering certain town speed limits. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would allow certain towns in the County of Monroe to establish town wide speed limits of twenty-five miles per hour. This bill would allow the towns of Brighton, Greece, Ogden, Webster, Penfield and Irondequoit to authorize a maximum speed limit of not less than 25 mph. JUSTIFICATION : This legislation would allow certain towns in the County of Monroe to set speed limits not below 25 mph. New York Sate Vehicle and Traffic Law currently prohibits setting area-wide speed limits below 30 mph, except within school zones where 15 mph is permissible. For many parts of Monroe County's streets, 30 mph is simply too fast. Local jurisdictions should be able to set more appropriate speed limits that
2009-S2899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2899 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 5, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ALESI, MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the speed limit of the towns of Brighton, Greece, Ogden, Webster, Penfield, and Irondequoit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The article heading of article 9 of the general municipal law is amended to read as follows: REGULATION OF USE OF CARS, BICYCLES AND [SIMILAR] OTHER VEHICLES S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 182 to read as follows: S 182. SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN TOWNS. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN THE TOWNS OF BRIGHTON, GREECE, IRONDEQUOIT, OGDEN, WEBSTER, AND PENFIELD, SPEED LIMITS APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT SUCH TOWNS OR WITHIN DESIGNATED AREAS OF SUCH TOWNS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03459-01-9
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