NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8394

Senate Bill S8394

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the consideration of complete street design for certain transportation projects which receive federal or state funding

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2021-S8394 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8624
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §331, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S100, A3180

2021-S8394 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the consideration of complete street design for certain transportation projects which receive federal or state funding.

2021-S8394 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8394

SPONSOR: RYAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to requiring the consider-
ation of complete street design for certain transportation projects
which receive federal or state funding

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would expand the state's current complete street design prin-
ciples policy to include all state, county and local transportation
projects that are undertaken by the New York State Department of Trans-
portation (DOT) or receive federal, state or both federal and state
funding.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

§ 1-Amends subdivision (a) of § 331 of the Highway Law to expand the
state's current complete street design principles policy to include all
state, county and local transportation projects that are undertaken by

the DOT or receive federal, state or both federal and state funding.

§ 2-Effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Chapter 398 of the Laws of 2011 established in New York State Law, a
complete street design policy that was intended to provide for a safe
and cost-effective way to facilitate access and improve mobility for
pedestrians, cyclists, mass transportation riders and motorists.  Ulti-
mately, the law established a policy that would consider the needs of
all users of our roads, encourage planning, design, construction, recon-
struction and rehabilitation to benefit a variety of citizens, encourage
sustainable communities and thus, would improve air quality, decrease
traffic congestion and preserve our natural assets.

The current law, however, hampers its application due to language that
only requires the complete street design principles on transportation
projects undertaken by the DOT or that receive both federal and state
funding. Instead of being an all encompassing policy that would provide
for wide-spread usage at all levels of transportation projects, truly
impacting pedestrians, cyclists, mass transportation riders and further-
ing the state's commitment to climate leadership actions, its limited
scope has allowed for transportation projects not receiving federal and
state funding to go forward and be completed without this holistic plan-
ning and construction approach. This has caused many communities who
would have likely included non-motorized transportation options, such as
walking or bicycling, out of the planning and construction of their
transportation projects.

This legislation will expand the state's current complete street design
principles policy to include all state, county and local transportation

projects that are undertaken by the DOT or receive federal, state or
both federal and state funding.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S8394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8394
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RYAN  --  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 requiring the  consider-
   ation  of  complete  street design for certain transportation projects
   which receive federal or state funding
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision  (a)  of section 331 of the highway law, as
 added by chapter 398 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) For all state, county and local transportation projects  that  are
 undertaken  by  the department or receive [both] federal [and], state OR
 BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE funding and are subject to department  of  trans-
 portation  oversight,  the  department  or agency with jurisdiction over
 such projects shall consider the convenient access and mobility  on  the
 road network by all users of all ages, including motorists, pedestrians,
 bicyclists,  and public transportation users through the use of complete
 street design features in the  planning,  design,  construction,  recon-
 struction  and  rehabilitation,  but  not including resurfacing, mainte-
 nance, or pavement recycling of such projects.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13347-01-1

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