Senate Bill S5427

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-S5427 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7143
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Hway L

2017-S5427 - 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, and requires the removal thereof of those currently in use.

2017-S5427 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5427 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5427
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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



              

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2017-S5427A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7143
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Hway L

2017-S5427A (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, and requires the removal thereof of those currently in use.

2017-S5427A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5427A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5427--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  KENNEDY,  RANZENHOFER  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee and committed
   to  the  Committee  on  Finance -- 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.
                                                            LBD10819-04-7



              

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