Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 17, 2014 |
print number 309a |
Jan 17, 2014 |
amend and recommit to transportation |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to transportation |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S309A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S309 - Details
2013-S309 - Summary
Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature.
2013-S309 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S309 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the safety of the state's roadways and reduce the risk of crashes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Thruway Authority (Authority), to study and examine the performance of the state's roadways and the Thruway, respectively, in reducing the departure of motor vehicles from travel lanes and subsequently crashing, utilizing existing data whenever possible. The study and examination would be required to include, but not be limited to, high-fatality roadway segments and those segments with hazardous features such as steep slopes, embankments, cliffs, drop-offs or deep bodies of water. The bill also would direct DOT and the Authority to each submit annual reports to the governor and the Legislature to
2013-S309 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 309 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 36 to read as follows: 36. TO STUDY AND EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS IN REDUCING THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTING THE TRAVEL LANE AND OVER- TURNING, OR COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECTS, OR COLLIDING WITH MOTORIZED OR NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS, OR LEAVING THE ROADWAY. SUCH STUDY AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SEGMENTS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES, AND SEGMENTS OF ROADWAY WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON LANE DEPARTURES, UTILIZING EXISTING DATA WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BEGINNING NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES ON THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIXED OBJECT, HEAD-ON, CROSS-OVER, ROLLOVER AND SIDESWIPE CRASHES, ROADWAY DEPARTURES, AND THOSE INVOLVING NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS; (B) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED CRASH DATA AND IDENTIFIED AND CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGH-FATALITY SEGMENTS AND SEGMENTS WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER; AND (C) THE MEASURES AND STRATEGIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN, OR PLANS TO UNDERTAKE, TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S309A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S309A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature.
2013-S309A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S309A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning., or colliding with fixed objects. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends the transportation law, section 14 by adding a new subdivision 36. Requires the Commissioner to submit a report on lane departures, utilizing existing data whenever possible. Provides that such report shall be submitted no later than August 31, 2015 and annually thereafter to the governor and the legislature. Specifies that the report shall include but not be limited to high-fatality roadway segments and those segments with hazardous features such as steep slopes. embankments, cliffs, drop-offs or deep bodies of water. Provides that no provision of this subdivision shall be deemed to conflict with or supersede the evidentiary and discovery protections and rights as provided for in federal or state law.
2013-S309A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 309--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 36 to read as follows: 36. TO STUDY AND EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS IN REDUCING THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTING THE TRAVEL LANE AND OVER- TURNING, OR COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECTS, OR COLLIDING WITH MOTORIZED OR NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS, OR LEAVING THE ROADWAY. SUCH STUDY AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SEGMENTS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES, AND SEGMENTS OF ROADWAY WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON LANE DEPARTURES, UTILIZING EXISTING DATA WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BEGINNING NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES ON THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIXED OBJECT, HEAD-ON, CROSS-OVER, ROLLOVER AND SIDESWIPE CRASHES, ROADWAY DEPARTURES, AND THOSE INVOLVING NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS; (B) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED CRASH DATA AND IDENTIFIED AND CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGH-FATALITY SEGMENTS AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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