Relates to the New York state scenic byway system by designating certain portions of the state and county highway system as the "Black River Trail" and by designating certain portions of the state highway system as the Maple Traditions Scenic Byway.

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S3494-2013 Actions

• May 6, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 1, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 30, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.506
• Feb 4, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S3494-2013 Meetings

Transportation: Apr 30, 2013

S3494-2013 Calendars

Floor Calendar: May 1, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 6, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 20, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2013

S3494-2013 Votes

S3494-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3494

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the New
York state scenic byway system

PURPOSE:  To change the route of the existing Black River Trail Scenic
Byway, adding various state, county and local roads in the Towns of
Lowville, Denmark, Champion, Wilna, LeRay, Rutland, Watertown, Houns-
field and Brownville and the City of Watertown to the existing route;
rename sections of the existing Black River Trail in the Towns of
Lowville, New Bremen, Croghan, Diana, Pitcairn, Fowler, Governeur,
DeKalb, and Oswegatchie and adding new various roadways in the Towns of
Lisbon and Canton, to become a new Maple Traditions Scenic Byway.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  Revises section 342-k of the Highway Law
describing the route of the Black River Trail Scenic Byway; a component
of the New York State Scenic Byways System. Adds a new component, (j-x)
to subdivision 1 of � 349-dd of the Highway Law, including the Maple
Traditions Scenic Byway as a component of the New York State Scenic
Byways System.

EXISTING LAW:

Section 349-dd, subdivision 1 of the Highway Law enumerates the compo-
nents of the State Scenic Byways System.

JUSTIFICATION:  On October 17, 2012, the NYS Scenic Byways Advisory
Board, acting upon the nominations of the Black River Trail Scenic Byway
Steering Committee and the Maple Traditions Scenic Byway Steering
Committee, recommended changing the name of a portion of the existing
Black River Trail Scenic Byway to a new Maple Traditions Scenic Byway,
adding new sections to both the Black River Trail and the Maple Tradi-
tions Scenic Byway creating two distinct New York State Scenic Byways.
To be formally designated and thus included in the New York State Scenic
Byways System, legislation is needed.

The 95-mile corridor of the revised Black River Trail Scenic Byway
follows portions of US Route 11, New York State Routes 3, 12, 12D, 12F,
26, 126, 180 and 410; in Oneida, Jefferson and Lewis Counties.

The 71-mile corridor of the Maple Traditions Scenic Byway follows
portions of US Route 11, New York State Routes 3, 26, 37, 58, 68, 812,
and; St. Lawrence County Route 78; in Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties.

The Legislature established the Scenic Byways Program in the Department
of Transportation in 1992 to create a statewide system of scenic byways
and to coordinate the activities of state agencies, local governments
and not-for-profit organizations into one comprehensive program. The
Scenic Byways Advisory Board, responsible for carrying out the intent of
the legislation that created the program, has adopted rigorous criteria
to insure that communities seeking scenic byways designation for a high-

way are committed to the scenic, historic, natural, recreational,
cultural and archeological resources associated with the proposed byway.

The communities located along the revised route of the Black River Trail
Scenic Byway and the proposed Maple Traditions Scenic Byway have
completed all the steps necessary to meet the Board' s criteria.  This
included developing a vision statement and goals, identifying signif-
icant features and resources along the corridor, and preparing a
distinct comprehensive Corridor Management Plan for each scenic byway.
Through a series of public meetings, each Byway defined a vision for the
scenic byway corridor that would balance the promotion of local inter-
ests with the protection of scenic, agricultural, recreational and
historic resources. For the Black River Trail this will be accomplished
by improving way finding and byway identity through coordinated direc-
tional signage; enhancing understanding of byway resources through
education and interpretation; enhancing existing and create additional
recreational opportunities; coordinating communities along the byways
and linking them to tourism markets; and assisting with business activ-
ity to make the byway experience more fulfilling for travelers and
economically stimulating for local establishments. To reach these goals
there will be an emphasis on public-private partnerships of citizens,
businesses, public officials and local support agencies. For the Maple
Traditions Scenic Byway this will be accomplished by strengthening and
diversifying the agricultural economy and craft products industry along
the route; assisting with business activity to make the byway experience
more fulfilling for travelers and economically stimulating for local
establishments; coordinating communities along the byways and linking
them to tourism markets; improving way finding and byway identity
through coordinated directional signage; and enhancing understanding of
byway resources through education and interpretation. To reach these
goals there will be an emphasis on public-private partnerships of citi-
zens, businesses, public officials and local support agencies.

Many benefits may accrue to communities through which scenic byways pass
including: increased economic benefits through promotion of tourism,
improved traveler and community services, broadened appreciation of the
States historic and natural resources and support for managing and main-
taining these resources, improved management of resources to accommodate
visitors, more careful stewardship of the byway corridor, appropriate
signs, incorporation of design features in keeping with the attributes
of a scenic byway and grants to develop the scenic byway. It is desira-
ble to have the byways designation made as soon as possible so that
efforts to carry out the objectives of the scenic byways program can get
underway within the corridor while the momentum and enthusiasm that
resulted in the nomination are still high.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New,

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:  This proposal has no fiscal implications for the
State. However, it would allow the municipalities along the designated
byways to be eligible for federal funding under the National Scenic
Byways Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate.

S3494-2013 Text

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

                                    3494

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 4, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens. GRIFFO, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
    and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT to amend the highway law, in  relation  to  the  New  York  state
    scenic byway system

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


    Section 1. Section 342-k of the highway law, as amended by chapter 818
  of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:

    S 342-k. Portion of state AND COUNTY highway system to  be  designated
  and  known as the "Black River Trail". All that portion of the state AND
  COUNTY highway system beginning at  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  STATE  ROUTES
  FORTY-SIX,  FORTY-NINE AND SIXTY-NINE  IN THE CITY OF Rome, ONEIDA COUN-
  TY, continuing north on route forty-six to  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  STATE
  ROUTE FORTY-SIX AND SCHUYLER STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF Boonville; contin-
  uing [north from Boonville on] EASTERLY ON SCHUYLER STREET TO THE INTER-
  SECTION OF SCHUYLER STREET AND STATE ROUTE TWELVE-D, AND THEN SOUTHEAST-
  ERLY  ON  STATE  ROUTE  TWELVE-D  TO  THE  INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE
  TWELVE, AND THEN NORTHERLY ALONG STATE route twelve through Port  Leyden
  and  Lyons  Falls  to  THE  INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE TWELVE AND STATE
  ROUTE TWENTY-SIX IN Lowville; continuing north from  Lowville  on  route
  [eight  hundred  twelve through Croghan; continuing north on route eight
  hundred twelve through Remington Corners;  continuing  north  on  routes
  eight  hundred twelve and three through Harrisville; continuing north on
  route eight hundred twelve through Harrisville, Fowler, and  Gouverneur;
  continuing  north  on  routes  eight  hundred  twelve and eleven through
  Gouverneur, and Richville;  continuing  north  on  route  eight  hundred
  twelve  through  DeKalb,  Heuvelton and Ogdensburg, terminating at route
  eight hundred twelve in Ogdensburg.] TWELVE/TWENTY-SIX OVERLAP AND  THEN
  CONTINUING  ALONG  STATE  ROUTE  TWENTY-SIX TO THE INTERSECTION OF STATE
  ROUTE TWENTY-SIX AND STATE ROUTE FOUR HUNDRED TEN AND THEN NORTHEASTERLY
  ALONG STATE ROUTE FOUR HUNDRED TEN TO THE INTERSECTION OF  STATE  ROUTES

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD08367-01-3

 S. 3494                             2

  FOUR  HUNDRED  TEN  AND  STATE  ROUTE  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-SIX AND THEN
  NORTHWESTERLY ALONG STATE ROUTE ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY-SIX  TO  THE  INTER-
  SECTION  OF  STATE ROUTE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX AND STATE ROUTE THREE IN
  THE  VILLAGE OF CARTHAGE, AND THEN SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG ROUTE ONE HUNDRED
  TWENTY-SIX/THREE OVERLAP AND THEN CONTINUING NORTHERLY  ON  STATE  ROUTE
  THREE  THROUGH  THE  VILLAGES  OF DEFERIET AND BLACK RIVER TO THE INTER-
  SECTION OF STATE ROUTE THREE AND STATE  ROUTE  TWELVE,  THEN  CONTINUING
  WESTERLY  ALONG  ROUTE  THREE/TWELVE  OVERLAP  TO  THE INTERSECTION WITH
  UNITED STATES ROUTE ELEVEN (MASSEY STREET) THEN  NORTHERLY  ALONG  ROUTE
  ELEVEN/TWELVE  OVERLAP  TO  THE  INTERSECTION  WITH STATE ROUTE TWELVE-F
  (COFFEEN STREET), THEN WESTERLY ALONG STATE ROUTE TWELVE-F TO THE INTER-
  SECTION WITH STATE ROUTE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY, THEN CONTINUING NORTH ALONG
  STATE ROUTE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY TERMINATING AT THE INTERSECTION OF  STATE
  ROUTE  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  AND  WATER STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF DEXTER,
  JEFFERSON COUNTY.
    S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 349-dd of the highway law is amended  by
  adding a new paragraph (j-12) to read as follows:

    (J-12)  MAPLE  TRADITIONS SCENIC BYWAY WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF ALL THAT
  PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM BEGINNING AT  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  STATE
  ROUTE   EIGHT  HUNDRED  TWELVE,  STATE  ROUTE  TWELVE  AND  STATE  ROUTE
  TWENTY-SIX IN THE VILLAGE OF LOWVILLE, LEWIS COUNTY CONTINUING NORTHWES-
  TERLY ON  STATE  ROUTE  EIGHT  HUNDRED  TWELVE/TWENTY-SIX  OVERLAP  THEN
  CONTINUING  NORTHERLY  ON STATE ROUTE EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE TO THE INTER-
  SECTION WITH STATE ROUTE THREE, AND  THEN  CONTINUING  NORTHEASTERLY  ON
  STATE  ROUTE  THREE/EIGHT  HUNDRED  TWELVE  OVERLAP, AND THEN CONTINUING
  NORTHERLY ON STATE ROUTE EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE  TO  THE  INTERSECTION  OF
  STATE  ROUTE  FIFTY-EIGHT AND EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE, CONTINUING NORTHWES-
  TERLY ALONG THE STATE ROUTE FIFTY-EIGHT/EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE OVERLAP  TO
  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  UNITED  STATES  ROUTE  ELEVEN,  STATE ROUTE EIGHT
  HUNDRED TWELVE AND COUNTY ROUTE SEVENTY-EIGHT IN THE VILLAGE OF GOUVERN-
  EUR, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, AND THEN  NORTHEASTERLY  ALONG  UNITED  STATES
  ROUTE ELEVEN/STATE ROUTE EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE/COUNTY ROUTE SEVENTY-EIGHT
  OVERLAP  AND  THEN  CONTINUING ON UNITED STATES ROUTE ELEVEN THROUGH THE
  VILLAGE OF DEKALB JUNCTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF  UNITED  STATES  ROUTE
  ELEVEN  AND  STATE  ROUTE  SIXTY-EIGHT  IN  THE  VILLAGE  OF CANTON, ST.
  LAWRENCE COUNTY. THE ALTERNATE ROUTE  OF  THE  MAPLE  TRADITIONS  SCENIC
  BYWAY  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  ALL  THAT PORTION OF HIGHWAY BEGINNING AT THE
  INTERSECTION OF UNITED STATES ROUTE ELEVEN AND STATE  ROUTE  SIXTY-EIGHT
  IN  THE VILLAGE OF CANTON, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, CONTINUING NORTHWESTERLY
  ON  STATE  ROUTE  SIXTY-EIGHT  TO  THE  INTERSECTION  OF  STATE   ROUTES
  SIXTY-EIGHT, EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE AND THIRTY-SEVEN, CONTINUING SOUTHWES-
  TERLY  ON  THE  STATE  ROUTES EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE/THIRTY-SEVEN OVERLAP,
  CONTINUING SOUTH ALONG STATE ROUTE EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE  TO  THE  INTER-
  SECTION  OF  UNITED  STATES  ROUTE  ELEVEN AND STATE ROUTE EIGHT HUNDRED
  TWELVE.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.