Assembly Bill A7143

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of transportation to prohibit the use and installation of certain types of guardrails and rail caps on all state and local highways

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7143 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Hway L

2017-A7143 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of transportation to prohibit the use and installation of certain types of guardrails and rail caps on all state and local highways.

2017-A7143 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7143
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to  directing  the  commis-
   sioner of transportation to prohibit use on any state or local highway
   of certain types of guardrails
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 47 to read as follows:
   47. PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE USE AND INSTALLA-
 TION,  ON  ANY STATE OR LOCAL HIGHWAY, OF ANY "X-LITE" GUARDRAIL OR RAIL
 CAP MANUFACTURED BY THE LINDSAY CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER  GUARDRAIL  OR
 RAIL CAP OF SIMILAR DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10819-02-7

2017-A7143A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Hway L

2017-A7143A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of transportation to prohibit the use and installation of certain types of guardrails and rail caps on all state and local highways.

2017-A7143A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7143--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the highway law, in relation to directing the commis-
   sioner of transportation to prohibit use on any state or local highway
   of certain types of guardrails
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 47 to read as follows:
   47. PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE USE AND INSTALLA-
 TION, ON ANY STATE OR LOCAL HIGHWAY, OF ANY "X-LITE" GUARDRAIL  OR  RAIL
 CAP  MANUFACTURED  BY THE LINDSAY CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER GUARDRAIL OR
 RAIL CAP OF SIMILAR DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER.  ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY  ACT  TO  REMOVE
 ANY  EXISTING "X-LITE" GUARDRAIL OR RAIL CAP MANUFACTURED BY THE LINDSAY
 CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER GUARDRAIL OR RAIL CAP OF SIMILAR DESIGN AND/OR
 MATERIALS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10819-05-7

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