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                                   349

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. HOYT, GABRYSZAK, JAFFEE, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND, McDONOUGH, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
  sions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities law and the highway law, in
  relation to removing the Niagara section of the New York state thruway
  from the control of the thruway authority and to putting  the  Niagara
  section of the New York state thruway under the control of the depart-
  ment of transportation; and to repeal certain provisions of the public
  authorities law and the highway law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 356 of the public authorities  law
is REPEALED and subdivision 9 is renumbered subdivision 8.
  S  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 356-a of the public authorities law is
REPEALED and subdivision 5, as added by chapter 741 of the laws of 1957,
is amended to read as follows:
  [5] 4.  The thruway constructed along the route described in  subdivi-
sion  [nine]  EIGHT  of  section three hundred fifty-six of this article
shall be known as "The Algonquin Path".
  S 3. Subdivision 6 of section 349-a of the highway law is REPEALED and
subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 are renumbered subdivisions 6, 7 and 8.
  S 4. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 341-b to  read
as follows:
  S 341-B. ACCEPTANCE OF A BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY AS PART OF THE STATE HIGH-
WAY  SYSTEM.  THE  STATE HEREBY ACCEPTS AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF STATE
HIGHWAYS A CERTAIN BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY STARTING AT THE  JUNCTION  OF  THE
ERIE  AND THE ONTARIO SECTIONS OF THE THRUWAY AT A POINT IN THE VICINITY
OF THE CROSSING OF DINGENS STREET AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD IN  THE
TOWN  OF  CHEEKTOWAGA,  THENCE GENERALLY IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO ERIE

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

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STREET IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, THENCE CONTINUING IN A GENERAL  NORTHWES-
TERLY DIRECTION TO THE FRONT, THENCE THROUGH THE FRONT AND NORTH BETWEEN
NIAGARA  STREET  AND THE SHIP CANAL TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE ABANDONED
ERIE  CANAL  NEAR  THE NORTHERN END OF SUCH SHIP CANAL, THENCE GENERALLY
ALONG SUCH RIGHT OF WAY, DEVIATING THEREFROM TO MAKE A  CONNECTION  WITH
THE  EASTERLY  APPROACH  OF THE SOUTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE, THENCE ACROSS
THE NIAGARA RIVER, UTILIZING THE EXISTING  SOUTH  GRAND  ISLAND,  THENCE
ALONG OR PARALLEL TO EXISTING GRAND ISLAND BOULEVARD, ACROSS THE NIAGARA
RIVER,  UTILIZING THE EXISTING NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE AND SUCH BRIDGE
AND HIGHWAY SHALL HEREAFTER BE A PART OF SUCH  SYSTEM,  SUBJECT  TO  THE
SUPERVISION  AND  CONTROL  OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, AND BE
HEREAFTER MAINTAINED, REPAIRED OR RECONSTRUCTED SOLELY AT THE EXPENSE OF
THE STATE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
  THE AFORESAID HIGHWAY SHALL BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER OF TRANSPORTATION AND IN ANY FUTURE IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR FEDERAL AID IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY OTHER STATE HIGHWAY OR BRIDGE.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such date.