S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT relating to authorizing the city of Niagara Falls, county of
Niagara, to reduce the speed limit in downtown Niagara Falls
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law or code
to the contrary, the city of Niagara Falls, Niagara county is hereby
authorized and empowered to lower the speed limit to not less than twen-
ty-five miles per hour in downtown Niagara Falls, Niagara county. For
the purposes of this section, the term "downtown Niagara Falls, Niagara
County" shall mean the land area described as follows:
COMMENCING in the city of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York;
The TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING is the point of intersection of the
Westerly right of way of John B. Daly Boulevard and the Southerly right
of way of Buffalo Avenue;
THENCE, leaving westerly along the Southerly right of way of Buffalo
Avenue, proceeding until its intersection with the easterly edge of
Riverside Drive;
THENCE, leaving southerly and westerly along the Boundary of Riverside
Drive until its intersection with the Westerly boundary of Holly Place;
THENCE, leaving westerly along the line of land appropriated by and
for the People of the State of New York in 1885, now known as Niagara
Falls State Park, then following said property boundary westerly and
northerly, proceeding until its intersection with the Northerly right of
way of Niagara Street;
THENCE, leaving easterly along the right of way of Niagara Street,
proceeding until its intersection with the Westerly right of way of
Rainbow Boulevard;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THENCE, leaving northerly along the Westerly right of way of Rainbow
Boulevard, proceeding until its intersection with the Northerly right of
way of Main Street;
THENCE, leaving northeasterly along the Northerly right of way of Main
Street, proceeding until its intersection with the Westerly right of way
of Whirlpool Street;
THENCE, leaving northerly along the Westerly right of way of Whirlpool
Street, also abutting along the line of land appropriated by and for the
People of the State of New York, proceeding until its intersection with
the Easterly right of way of Third Street;
THENCE, leaving southerly along the Easterly right of way of Third
Street, proceeding until its intersection with the Northerly right of
way of Pine Avenue;
THENCE, leaving easterly along the Northerly right of way of Pine
Avenue, proceeding until its intersection with the Easterly right of way
of Main Street;
THENCE, leaving southwesterly along the Easterly right of way of Main
Street, proceeding until its intersection with the Easterly right of way
of Fourth Street;
THENCE, leaving southerly along the Easterly right of way of Fourth
Street, proceeding until its intersection with the Northerly right of
way of Niagara Street;
THENCE, leaving easterly along the Northerly right of way of Niagara
Street, proceeding until its intersection with the Westerly right of way
of John B. Daly Boulevard;
THENCE, leaving southerly along the Westerly right of way of John B.
Daly Boulevard, proceeding until its intersection with the Southerly
right of way of Buffalo Avenue, being also the POINT OF BEGINNING.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
