Senate Bill S2708

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the installation of climb deterrent fencing on certain bridges

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S2708 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7310

2023-S2708 - Summary

Requires the installation of climb deterrent fencing on all bridges under the jurisdiction of the New York State Bridge Authority.

2023-S2708 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2708 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2708
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   installation of climb deterrent fencing on certain bridges
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16-a to read as follows:
   16-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT CLIMB  DETERRENT  FENCING  IS
 INSTALLED  ON  ALL  BRIDGES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE
 BRIDGE AUTHORITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07116-01-3

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2023-S2708A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7310

2023-S2708A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation of climb deterrent fencing on all bridges under the jurisdiction of the New York State Bridge Authority.

2023-S2708A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2708A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2708--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HARCKHAM, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, SKOUFIS -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the public  authorities  law,
   in  relation  to requiring the installation of climb deterrent fencing
   on certain bridges
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16-a to read as follows:
   16-A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ENSURE THAT CLIMB DETERRENT FENCING IS
 INSTALLED ON ALL BRIDGES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
 BRIDGE  AUTHORITY.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CLIMB DETERRENT FENC-
 ING" SHALL MEAN FENCING DESIGNED FOR DETERRENCE OF CLIMBING AND PREVENT-
 ING GRIP AND FOOTHOLDS, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN FEATURES INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO WELDED WIRE MESH PANELS,  TIGHTLY  SPACED  WIRES,  AND  SPIKE
 COLLARS.
   § 2.  Section 530 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter
 420 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
   §  530.  Construction  contracts.  The  authority  shall construct the
 bridges pursuant to a  contract  or  contracts.    THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 CONSTRUCT THE BRIDGES PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT OR CONTRACTS. THE AUTHORITY
 SHALL   INSTALL  CLIMB  DETERRENT  FENCING  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
 SIXTEEN-A OF SECTION FOURTEEN OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW ON  ALL  BRIDGES
 UNDER  ITS  JURISDICTION.  Such  contracts shall be let under the super-
 vision of the commissioner and shall be subject to [his] THE approval OF
 SUCH COMMISSIONER.  Such contracts shall be let by the authority in  the
 manner,  so  far as practicable, provided in section thirty-eight of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07116-02-4

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