NY State Senate Bill 2021-S201

Senate Bill S201

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the service life requirement for painting, striping and other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for pedestrian or cyclist use

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to finance
Jan 06, 2021	referred to finance

2021-S201 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3094
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Highways
Laws Affected:: Amd §15, Chap 329 of 1991
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5814, A6581
2023-2024: A3831

2021-S201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables federal aid municipal street and highway funding for projects for painting, striping and other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for pedestrian or cyclist use notwithstanding the ten year service life requirement.

2021-S201 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S201

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, amending the state
finance law and other laws relating to the establishment of the dedi-
cated highway and bridge trust fund and the dedicated mass transporta-
tion trust fund, in relation to the service life requirement for paint-
ing, striping and other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for
pedestrian or cyclist use

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To allow certain transportation funds to be used for bike lane striping

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:Section 1:

(a) Amends section(e) subparagraph (ii) to exempt painting, striping or
other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for pedestrian or cyclist
use from the ten year service life requirement.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Communities looking to incorporate complete street design features face
a number of funding challenges in building out pedestrian and bicycle
infrastructure. The highway and bridge trust fund and the dedicated mass
transit trusts fund both require all component of a project to have a
ten year service life. Oftentimes, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure
can be included in a project for little to no additional cost; however
the ten year service life requirement prevents these features from being
included.

This bill aims to remedy this obstacle by removing the ten year service
life requirement for these kinds of features. This will benefit
cyclists, the elderly and those with limited mobility, as well as busi-
nesses that benefit from additional foot traffic across New York State.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 5814/A. 6581; Referred to Senate Finance Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

2021-S201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    201
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 329 of the laws  of  1991,  amending  the  state
   finance  law and other laws relating to the establishment of the dedi-
   cated highway and bridge trust fund and the dedicated mass transporta-
   tion trust fund, in relation  to  the  service  life  requirement  for
   painting,  striping  and  other new infrastructure dedicated primarily
   for pedestrian or cyclist use
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 15 of chapter 329 of the laws of
 1991,  amending  the state finance law and other laws relating to estab-
 lishing the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund  and  the  dedicated
 mass  transportation  trust fund, as added by chapter 330 of the laws of
 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   (e) I. The service life  of  all  projects  funded  pursuant  to  this
 section shall be at least ten years.
   II.  THE  TEN  YEAR  SERVICE  LIFE  REQUIREMENT OF PARAGRAPH I OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO PROJECTS FUNDED  FOR  PAINTING,  STRIPING
 AND  OTHER  NEW  INFRASTRUCTURE  DEDICATED  PRIMARILY  FOR PEDESTRIAN OR
 CYCLIST USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01114-01-1

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