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                                   6780
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation  to  authorizing  park-and-
   ride  development  as construction or improvement by the department of
   transportation partly at municipal expense

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  80-b  of the highway law, as
 amended by section 3 of part A of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2014,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  In  connection  with  the undertaking of any project for which the
 commissioner is authorized to  use  moneys  of  the  federal  government
 pursuant  to  the provisions of subdivision thirty-four-a of section ten
 and section eighty of this chapter to assure the effective discharge  of
 state responsibilities with respect to regional transportation needs, on
 highways, roads, streets, bicycle paths [or], pedestrian paths, OR PARK-
 AND-RIDE  DEVELOPMENT  that  are  not  on  the state highway system, the
 commissioner shall submit such project to the governing body  or  bodies
 of  the  affected municipality or municipalities together with estimates
 of costs thereof. If such project includes a municipal project, as  that
 term  is  defined in accordance with article thirteen of the transporta-
 tion law, the state share  of  such  municipal  project  shall  also  be
 included.  If such project includes a project affecting a highway, road,
 street, bicycle path [or], pedestrian path, OR PARK-AND-RIDE DEVELOPMENT
 not on the state highway system, the  state  share  shall  be  equal  to
 eighty  percent of the difference between the total project cost and the
 federal assistance, provided, however, the commissioner may increase the
 state share to an amount equal to one hundred percent of the  difference
 between  the  total  project  cost  and  the federal assistance where he
 determines that the need for  the  project  results  substantially  from
 actions  undertaken  pursuant  to  section  ten of this chapter. No such
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 project shall proceed without the approval of the governing  body  of  a
 municipality. Such governing body may request the commissioner to under-
 take  the  provision of such project. If the commissioner agrees to such
 undertaking  he shall notify the local governing body which shall appro-
 priate sufficient moneys to pay the estimated amount  of  the  municipal
 share.  Such moneys shall be deposited with the state comptroller who is
 authorized to receive and accept the  same  for  the  purposes  of  such
 project,  subject  to the draft or requisition of the commissioner. When
 the work of such project has  been  completed,  the  commissioner  shall
 render  to the governing body of such municipality an itemized statement
 showing in full (a) the amount of money that has been deposited by  such
 municipality  with  the  state comptroller as hereinbefore provided, and
 (b) all disbursements made pursuant to this section  for  such  project.
 Any  surplus moneys shall be paid to such municipality on the warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers therefor approved by the commissioner.  When
 the  work of such project has been completed and it is determined by the
 commissioner that the amount of the cost to be borne by the municipality
 is in excess of the amount deposited by such municipality with the state
 comptroller, the commissioner shall then notify the municipality of  the
 deficiency  of  funds. The municipality shall then within ninety days of
 the receipt of such notice, pay such amount to  the  state  comptroller.
 For  purposes  of  this section, the term "municipality" shall include a
 city, county, town, village or two  or  more  of  the  foregoing  acting
 jointly.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.