Eliminates, for highways in the Adirondack park, the requirement for the approval and consent of the state authority having jurisdiction over state land when the location of a highway on such land is altered or changed, or use of such highway is discontinued.

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S343-2011 Actions

• Feb 6, 2012: referred to transportation
• Feb 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Feb 6, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jan 30, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 24, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 23, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.106
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 15, 2011: referred to transportation
• Jun 15, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 15, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Feb 8, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Feb 7, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Feb 1, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.49
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S343-2011 Meetings

Transportation: Jan 23, 2012, Transportation: Feb 1, 2011

S343-2011 Calendars

Active List: Feb 6, 2012 , Active List: Jun 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 24, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 8, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 28, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 8, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 21, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 22, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 28, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 29, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 30, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 31, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 5, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 12, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 17, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 18, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 25, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 15, 2011

S343-2011 Votes

S343-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S343

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the highway law, in relation
to changing the location
of highways over certain lands owned and occupied by the state
in the Adirondack park

PURPOSE:
To amend the highway law to remove the ability of the State to modify,
abandon or close roads within the Adirondack Park.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1- Amends Section 212 of the highway law, as amended by
chapter 161 of the laws of 1988 to add a new subsection 2 that reads
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any highway within
the Adirondack park, as defined in subdivision one of section 9-0101
of the environmental conservation law.

Section 2- Effective date.

EXISTING LAW:
Section 211 of the highway laws allows the state to modify, abandon or
close town roads that pass through lands owned and controlled by the
state.

JUSTIFICATION:
Within the Adirondack Park, the State has closed existing town roads
on several occasions since 1970. Over the past twelve years, the
State has acquired hundreds of thousands of additional acres within
the Park on which many town roads are located. For instance, in 2006
the state proposed to close the West River Road in the Town of Wells,
Hamilton County despite the opposition of the town board who wishes
to continue to maintain it and keep it open to the public.

Section 212 of the highway law, grants the State unlimited authority
and disregards the wishes of local governments. Furthermore, the
closing of town roads by the State disrupts local transportation
without compensation to the local community.

The introduction of this legislation has been requested by the
Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board and is also supported
by the Adirondack Conservation Council.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009/10: S.321 Transportation; A.448 Transportation
2007/08: S.4113 Transportation; A.7082 Transportation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S343-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

      S. 343                                                    A. 149

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print-
    ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
    tion

  IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred
    to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to changing the location of
    highways over certain lands owned and occupied by  the  state  in  the
    Adirondack park

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 212 of the highway law, as amended by  chapter  161
  of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:

    S  212.  Changing  location  of  highways over certain lands owned and
  occupied by the state. 1. If a highway  passes  over  or  through  lands
  wholly  owned and occupied by the state, the location of such portion of
  such highway as passes through such lands may be altered and changed, or
  the same may be abandoned or the use thereof as a  highway  discontinued
  with the consent and approval of the state authority having jurisdiction
  or  control  over  such  lands  by  an  order  directing  such change in
  location, abandonment or discontinuance.  Such  order  shall  contain  a
  description  of  that  portion  of the highway the location of which has
  been changed, abandoned or discontinued, and a description  of  the  new
  location  thereof, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the state
  authority having control of such lands.
    2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY HIGHWAY WITH-
  IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  9-0101
  OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01285-01-1