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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to transportation |
May 03, 2011 |
held for consideration in transportation |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A537
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SAYWARD
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
2011-A537 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 537 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to directing the commis- sioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has consistent structural defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement an emergency plan for the drivers and the communities affected by the closure of such bridge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section 231 of the highway law, as added by chapter 781 of the laws of 1988, are amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: (d) make available training materials to persons performing mainte- nance and inspection pursuant to this article; [and] (e) prescribe qualifications of bridge design, construction, and inspection experience for licensed professional engineers who may perform or supervise bridge inspections or evaluations in accordance with the provisions of this article[.]; AND (F) UPON THE FINDING THAT A BRIDGE HAS CONSISTENT STRUCTURAL DEFECTS AND/OR SAFETY CONCERNS, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM CODE OF BRIDGE INSPECTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT AN EMERGENCY PLAN FOR REROUTING THE TRAFFIC, AND FOR ASSISTING THE DRIVERS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED SHOULD A CLOSURE OF SUCH BRIDGE BE NECESSARY PURSUANT TO SUBDI- VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01294-01-1
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