BILL NUMBER: S8493

SPONSOR: MATTERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the limitation on
certain highway expenses in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county

 
PURPOSE:

To increase the amount that the Town of Brookhaven may spend for the
purchase of stone crushers, power rollers, motor trucks, concrete
mixers, traction engines or road machines for grading and scraping,
equipment, tools, and other implements.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends subparagraph 1-d of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of
section 271 of the Highway Law to increase the amount that the Town of
Brookhaven may spend for the purchase of stone crushers, power rollers,
motor trucks, concrete mixers, traction engines or road machines for
grading and scraping, equipment, tools, and other implements.
              

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Town of Brookhaven has a population of approximately 450,000 people
and has grown by approximately 50,000 in the past decade. The Town's
Highway Department services over 2,000 miles of road. Due to the miles
of roadway and the volume of traffic these roads endure each year the $1
million limit is completely inadequate to meet the needs of the resi-
dents. Many of the equipment needs are met by leasing and renting the
necessary items which keeps costs down in the short term but is less
prudent financially over the long haul. There is also a concern that,
with the population growth, even by renting and leasing equipment needs
may go unmet without an increase with the authorized spending limit.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2005-06: A5194 referred to transportation

2007-08: A892-A - referred to transportation

2009-10: A1714 referred to transportation

2011-12: A3671 - referred to transportation

2013-14: A465 - referred to transportation

2015-16: A4838 - referred to transportation

2017-18: A2412 - referred to transportation

2019-20: A3088-A - passed Assembly

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Undetermined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.