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                                  2595--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  THIELE, McDONOUGH, ABINANTI -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to requiring  the  develop-
   ment  of  a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New
   York interstate highways
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  highway law is amended by adding a new section 67 to
 read as follows:
   § 67. WRONG WAY DRIVER PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN ONE YEAR  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, GOVERNOR'S  TRAFFIC  SAFETY
 COMMITTEE,  DIVISION  OF  STATE  POLICE,  LOCAL  POLICE  AGENCIES, LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTS, AND ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU,  COMMIS-
 SION,  AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
 SION THEREOF DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER, DEVELOP A PROGRAM  TO
 ADDRESS  THE  PROBLEM  OF WRONG WAY DRIVERS ON NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGH-
 WAYS.
   2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL:
   A. INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF WRONG  WAY  DRIVERS
 ON NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS;
   B. ASSESS WHAT OTHER STATES HAVE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM;
   C. SET FORTH POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM;
   D. CONSIDER POTENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR SUCH HIGHWAY SAFE-
 TY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; AND
   E.  IMPLEMENT  MEASURES  TO REDUCE THE PROBLEM OF WRONG WAY DRIVERS ON
 NEW YORK INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY  ON  PROGRAM  IMPLEMENTATION
 AND FINDINGS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03910-03-1

 A. 2595--A                          2
 
 SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE  CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE A COPY OF SUCH
 REPORTS AVAILABLE ON ITS PUBLIC-FACING WEBSITE ON  JANUARY  TWENTY-FIFTH
 OF  THE  YEAR AFTER THE PROGRAM TAKES EFFECT AND JANUARY TWENTY-FIFTH OF
 EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect  immediately.  Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.