Senate Bill S9479

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state police at certain work zones

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S9479 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §22, Transp L; add §215-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5350
2013-2014: S379
2015-2016: S1505
2017-2018: S1826
2019-2020: S648
2021-2022: S3950

2023-S9479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state police presence at certain work zones.

2023-S9479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9479
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  transportation  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation to work requiring members of the state police at certain work
   zones
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "DJ's Law".
   §  2. Section 22 of the transportation law, as added by chapter 223 of
 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 22. Work zone safety and enforcement. 1. The  department  shall,  in
 cooperation with the superintendent of state police, the commissioner of
 motor  vehicles,  the  chairman of the New York state thruway authority,
 local law enforcement agencies and representatives for  contractors  and
 laborers,  develop and implement rules and regulations for the increased
 safety of work zones. Such rules  and  regulations  shall  include,  but
 shall not be limited to[,]:
   (A)  REQUIRING  a  police  presence  at all major active work zones as
 defined  by  rules  and  regulations  set  forth  by  the  commissioner,
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  CONSTRUCTION,  REPAIR  OR STRIPING ON OR
 AROUND ANY EXPRESSWAY ON WHICH AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC EXCEEDS FIVE  THOU-
 SAND  VEHICLES  PER  DAY  AND  THE  REGULARLY POSTED SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDS
 FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR SHALL HAVE A NEW YORK  STATE  TROOPER  PRESENT
 WITH  A  RADAR  DETECTOR  AND RED AND BLUE FLASHING LIGHTS TURNED ON ANY
 TIME A WORK CREW IS PRESENT;
   (B) the use of radar speed display signs  at  all  major  active  work
 zones  as  defined by rules and regulations set forth by the commission-
 er[,]; and
   (C) a system for reviewing work zone safety and design  for  all  work
 zones under the jurisdiction of the department.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  INCLUDE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POLICING
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AS PART  OF
 THE  OVERALL  PROJECT  COST  THEREBY  INCLUDING SUCH COST IN THE BIDDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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