Assembly Bill A8126A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act"

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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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co-Sponsors

2019-A8126 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6372
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-c, Transp L

2019-A8126 - Summary

Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act" which enables such commission to facilitate a passenger rail project between Penn Station, Newark, New Jersey and Penn Station, New York, New York.

2019-A8126 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8126
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  establishing  the  "Gateway Development Commission Act"; and to
   amend the civil service law and the transportation law, in relation to
   facilitating the creation of the gateway development commission

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Gateway Development Commission Act".
   § 2. Gateway Development Commission. 1.(a)  Legislative  findings  and
 intent.  The  legislature  finds  and  declares:  that the states of New
 Jersey and New York and their respective citizens share a common  inter-
 est to preserve the functionality and strengthen the resiliency of long-
 distance  and  commuter  rail  infrastructure between New Jersey and New
 York, including  passenger  rail  infrastructure  owned,  controlled  or
 utilized  by  the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as
 "Amtrak"; that the two states and their respective  citizens  share  the
 benefits  of  the  existing  interstate  passenger  rail  infrastructure
 between the two states, including the existing North River tunnel;  that
 interstate  passenger  rail  service  and infrastructure is vital to the
 economies of New Jersey and New York; that, because of  the  passage  of
 time  and  damage caused by natural disasters, both states recognize the
 existing interstate passenger rail infrastructure, including the  exist-
 ing  North River tunnel, is at risk of system failures that could result
 in prolonged service disruptions that would severely damage  the  econo-
 mies  of  the  two  states and many other portions of the economy of the
 northeast corridor; that both states recognize the urgent need to under-
 take projects necessary to create  additional  passenger  rail  capacity
 under  the  Hudson  River,  rehabilitate  passenger rail infrastructure,
 maintain current levels  of  long-distance  and  commuter  rail  service
 between  the  two  states and provide additional reliability, safety and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-A8126A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6372
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-c, Transp L

2019-A8126A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Gateway Development Commission Act" which enables such commission to facilitate a passenger rail project between Penn Station, Newark, New Jersey and Penn Station, New York, New York.

2019-A8126A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8126--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and
   referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT establishing the "Gateway Development Commission Act";  to  amend
   the  transportation  law, in relation to creating the gateway develop-
   ment commission; and providing for the repeal of such  provision  upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Gateway Development Commission Act".
   §  2.  Gateway  Development  Commission.  1.  Legislative findings and
 intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: the  state  of  New
 Jersey  and  the state of New York and their respective citizens share a
 common concern to preserve the functionality and strengthen the  resili-
 ency  of  long-distance  and  commuter  rail  infrastructure between New
 Jersey and New York,  including  passenger  rail  infrastructure  owned,
 controlled,  or utilized by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,
 also known as "Amtrak"; the two states  and  their  respective  citizens
 share  the benefits of existing interstate passenger rail infrastructure
 between the two states, including  the  existing  North  River  Tunnels;
 interstate  passenger  rail  service  and infrastructure is vital to the
 economies of New Jersey and New York; that, because of  the  passage  of
 time  and  damage caused by natural disasters, both states recognize the
 existing interstate passenger rail infrastructure, including the  exist-
 ing North River Tunnels, is at risk of system failures that could result
 in  prolonged  service disruptions that would severely damage the econo-
 mies of the two states and many other participants in the economy of the
 Northeast Corridor; both states recognize the urgent need  to  undertake
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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