S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7885--A
I N S E N A T E
February 28, 2020
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Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, KENNEDY, KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring the
department of transportation to annually prepare and submit to the
legislature certain highway pavement and bridge condition reports
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 PREPARE AND SUBMIT REPORTS ON HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE
CONDITIONS, CAPITAL PROGRAM LETTING AND IMPLEMENTATION, CAPITAL PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND NON-MTA DOWNSTATE SUBURBAN AND UPSTATE TRANSIT
CAPITAL PROGRAMS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THE
FOLLOWING REPORTS IN A SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC FORMAT ACCESSIBLE TO USERS
TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF
THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE
COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
(A) ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND BY JUNE FIRST OF
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, A REPORT FOR EACH FORTHCOMING STATE FISCAL YEAR
DETAILING THE DEPARTMENT'S ON-STATE SYSTEM CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OFF-
STATE SYSTEM LOCAL CAPITAL PROJECTS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF
SECTION TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, PLANNED FOR THE FORTHCOMING FISCAL
YEAR INCLUDING PROJECTS RECEIVING FUNDS PURSUANT TO NEW YORK WORKS. SUCH
REPORT SHALL INCLUDE PROJECTS EXPECTED TO BE ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC BID
IN THE RESPECTIVE STATE FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING ESTIMATED LETTING DATES
BY DEPARTMENT REGION. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A PROJECT
DESCRIPTION, PROPOSED MONTH OF LETTING, PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER,
AND PROJECT COST ESTIMATES. SUCH REPORT SHALL PRESENT PROJECT LETTING
DETAILS BY DEPARTMENT REGION, WITHIN REGION BY FUNDING SOURCE, WITHIN
FUNDING SOURCE BY CAPITAL PROGRAM CATEGORY (PAVEMENT PRESERVATION, PAVE-
MENT RECONSTRUCTION, BRIDGE PRESERVATION, BRIDGE REHABILITATION OR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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REPLACEMENT, SAFETY, MOBILITY, AND OTHER), AND WITHIN CAPITAL PROGRAM
CATEGORY BY PROJECT PHASE (SCOPING, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, RIGHT-OF-
WAY, FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION). AFTER COMPLETION OF EACH QUARTER,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A REPORT, INCLUDING THE ACTUAL LETTING DATES
AND CONTRACT AMOUNTS FOR EACH PROJECT ACCOMPANIED BY THE SAME INFORMA-
TION. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO COMPARE CHANGES IN PLANNED CONSTRUCTION
LETTINGS WITH ACTUAL PROJECT LETTINGS, CHANGES IN PROJECT COSTS OF MORE
THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT FOR PROJECTS EXCEEDING FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
AND THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR SUCH PROJECT COST CHANGES, CHANGES IN
PROJECT LETTING SCHEDULES OF MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS AND CONTRIBUTING
FACTORS FOR SUCH CHANGES IN LETTING SCHEDULES, AND THE ESTIMATED NUMBER
OF JOBS CREATED BY EACH PROJECT.
(B) ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND BY JUNE FIRST OF
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT FOR THE PRIOR STATE
FISCAL YEAR DETAILING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING OBLIGATED FOR MAJOR CAPITAL
PROGRAM CATEGORIES INCLUDING: PAVEMENT PRESERVATION, PAVEMENT RECON-
STRUCTION, BRIDGE PRESERVATION, BRIDGE REHABILITATION OR REPLACEMENT,
SAFETY, AND MOBILITY. SUCH CAPITAL REPORT SHALL PRESENT DETAILS BY
DEPARTMENT REGION, WITHIN REGION BY FUNDING SOURCE, WITHIN FUNDING
SOURCE BY CAPITAL PROGRAM CATEGORY AND WITHIN CAPITAL PROGRAM CATEGORY
BY PROJECT PHASE, INCLUDING BY SCOPING, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, RIGHT-
OF-WAY, FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
(C) ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND BY JUNE FIRST OF
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, A HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE CONDITION REPORT
THAT DETAILS CONDITIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY PAVEMENT BY DEPARTMENT REGION
AND STATEWIDE CONDITION GOALS FOR PAVEMENT, THE CONDITION OF STATE AND
LOCALLY OWNED BRIDGES BY COUNTY AND THE STATEWIDE CONDITION GOALS FOR
BRIDGE CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS THE RESPECTIVE GOALS FOR EACH OF THESE
CLASSES FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS.
(D) ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND BY JUNE FIRST OF
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, A REPORT DETAILING THE ALLOCATION AND DISBURSEMENT
FOR THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION PROVIDERS WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT THAT EXCLUDE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS OUTSIDE THE METRO-
POLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. THE REPORT ON FUND USE SHALL
INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS ALLOCATED AND DISBURSED TO EACH RESPECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER BY CAPITAL ELEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO: ROLLING STOCK AND BUSES, PASSENGER STATIONS, TRACK, LINE EQUIPMENT,
LINE STRUCTURES, SIGNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS, POWER EQUIPMENT, EMERGENCY
POWER EQUIPMENT AND SUBSTATIONS, SHOPS, YARDS, MAINTENANCE FACILITIES,
DEPOTS AND TERMINALS, SERVICE VEHICLES, SECURITY SYSTEMS, ELECTRIFICA-
TION EXTENSIONS, AND UNSPECIFIED, MISCELLANEOUS AND EMERGENCY. FURTHER,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR EACH PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION PROVIDER THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: VEHICLE AGE AND
CONDITION, FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT STATE OF GOOD REPAIR, CONSISTENCY WITH
FEDERAL AND STATE SYSTEM SAFETY PLANS, AND AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND
LOCAL RESOURCES TO COMPLETE A PROJECT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
