Senate Bill S397

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study the transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S397 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5360
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8862

2023-S397 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the New York city department of transportation and New York city department of housing preservation and development, to study the transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands.

2023-S397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    397
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
   transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation
 with the New York city department of transportation and  New  York  city
 department  of  housing  preservation  and  development, shall conduct a
 comprehensive study of the transportation and housing needs of  Randalls
 and  Wards  Islands.  Such  study  shall include, but not be limited to,
 increasing the frequency of bus service from Randalls and Wards  Islands
 to  all  connected boroughs and the development of affordable housing on
 Randalls and Wards Islands.
   § 2. The metropolitan transportation authority, New York city  depart-
 ment of transportation and New York city department of housing preserva-
 tion  and  development,  shall  jointly  prepare a report which shall be
 submitted to the governor, the temporary president of  the  senate,  the
 speaker  of  the  assembly,  the  minority  leader of the senate and the
 minority leader of the assembly, within one  year  after  the  effective
 date  of this act, containing findings and recommendations for potential
 legislative and regulatory actions to  address  the  transportation  and
 housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02466-01-3

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