NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4995

Senate Bill S4995

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of transportation to determine which entrances to parkways in the state are most frequently accessed by oversized commercial vehicles and to prevent such access

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Feb 21, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7498
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S8615
2019-2020: S701
2021-2022: S6129

2023-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of transportation to determine which entrances to parkways in the state are most frequently accessed by oversized commercial vehicles and to install certain barriers to prevent such vehicles from accessing such entrances.

2023-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4995

SPONSOR: MURRAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to require the department of transportation to determine which
entrances to parkways in the state are most frequently accessed by over-
sized commercial vehicles and to install certain barriers to prevent
such vehicles from accessing such entrances

 
PURPOSE:

To authorize the department of transportation (DOT) to determine which
parkways frequently have accidents due to commercial vehicles entering
and authorize DOT to install physical barriers to prevent these vehicles
from entering parkways based on its findings.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to
study and determine which entrances to parkways are used most frequently
by commercial motor vehicles and to install physical barriers to prevent

these vehicles from accessing such parkway entrances.

Subdivision 2. Authorizes the commissioner to receive from other depart-
ments and agencies information and data to enable the department to
conduct its study and make its determination.

Subdivision 3. Defines commercial motor vehicle for purposes of this
act.

Section 2. Establishes effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The dangers and damages caused by trucks entering parkways have plagued
the State for years. Even when there is no physical damage, a truck's
travel on parkways creates traffic chaos and a safety hazard to other
motorists on a road designed for passenger vehicles.

Parkways do not allow oversized vehicles for good reason - typically,
bridges on parkways cannot accommodate the height of these vehicles.
When an oversized vehicle enters a parkway, it is often involved in a
crash with a low hanging bridge. These accidents cause damage not only
to the vehicle but can damage bridges, cause delays for commuters, and
use emergency services. Furthermore, these accidents can result in phys-
ical injury or even loss of life to drivers and passengers.

While the DOT has taken measures, including signage, to reduce the inci-
dence of commercial vehicles on parkways the problem still remains. The
installation of physical barriers proposed by this legislation would
effectively notify truck drivers that their vehicles are too tall to
travel safely on these state parkways and reduce accidents and hazards
to motorists.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S.6129 - Referred to Transportation

2021: S.6129 - Referred to Transportation

2020: S.701- Referred to Transportation

2019: S.701- Referred to Transportation

2018: S.8615-A - Recommitted to Transportation / A. 10747- Referred to
Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

2023-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4995
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to require the department of transportation  to  determine  which
   entrances  to  parkways  in  the state are most frequently accessed by
   oversized commercial vehicles  and  to  install  certain  barriers  to
   prevent such vehicles from accessing such entrances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. The New York state department of transportation is here-
 by authorized and directed, within one hundred twenty days of the enact-
 ment of this act, to study and determine which entrances to parkways  in
 the state are most frequently accessed by commercial motor vehicles and,
 within one year of making such determination, to install physical barri-
 ers  to  prevent or otherwise hinder such commercial motor vehicles from
 accessing such parkway entrances.
   2. The commissioner of transportation may request, and  is  authorized
 to  receive, from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or
 other agency of the state or any state public authority such information
 and data as will enable the department  of  transportation  to  properly
 conduct  its study and make its determination. Such information and data
 received by the department of transportation shall  be  subject  to  the
 same requirements for confidentiality and limitations on use, if any, as
 are  applicable  to  the use of such information and data by the depart-
 ment, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of  the  state
 or state public authority which provided such information and data.
   3.  For the purposes of this act "commercial motor vehicle" shall have
 the same meaning as such term is defined in  subdivision  4  of  section
 501-a of the vehicle and traffic law, provided that such vehicle is also
 of  a  height  that  exceeds  the  clearance  of bridges located on such
 special parkways.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09228-01-3

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