Senate Bill S5079

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes

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

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2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1992
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6727, A8878
2015-2016: S1466, A965
2019-2020: S4189, A3502
2021-2022: S3882, A4415
2023-2024: S6304, S9497, A3131

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes.

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5079
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the creation of a
   toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes
 
   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.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A TOLL-FREE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR
 HOTLINE  AND  INTERACTIVE  WEBSITE  BY  WHICH  PERSONS  MAY  REPORT  THE
 LOCATIONS  OF POTHOLES ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE THRUWAY
 AND RECEIVE, AT SUCH PERSON'S REQUEST, NOTIFICATION WHEN REPAIRS TO  THE
 REPORTED  POTHOLE  HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO POST
 THE LOCATIONS OF EACH REPORTED POTHOLE ON SUCH INTERACTIVE WEBSITE UNTIL
 SUCH TIME AS SUCH POTHOLE IS REPAIRED.
   § 2. 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 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03379-01-7

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