Senate Bill S4505A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls on special parkways

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  • 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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2013-S4505 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6730
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1978
2017-2018: A2106

2013-S4505 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls on special parkways.

2013-S4505 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4505 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4505

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
  commissioner of transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls

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

  Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
14-n to read as follows:
  S  14-N.  BARRIER  WALLS;  INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE. 1. WHEN USED IN
THIS SECTION, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED, OR UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT
OR SUBJECT MATTER OTHERWISE REQUIRES, THE TERM "BARRIER WALL" SHALL MEAN
AN  EXTERIOR,  NON-POROUS  STRUCTURE,  ERECTED  FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOISE
REDUCTION ALONG ROADWAYS AND/OR THE PREVENTION OF ROADWAY FLOODING.
  2. AT REGULAR INTERVALS, AT LEAST TWICE ANNUALLY, THE COMMISSIONER  OR
HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNEE,  SHALL  INSPECT ALL BARRIER WALLS ERECTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER. SUCH INSPECTION SHALL INCLUDE, AT A
MINIMUM, AN ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT  FLOODING
TO SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS.
  3.  AFTER  SUCH  INSPECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY
MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING  TO  SURROUNDING
RESIDENTIAL  AND  COMMERCIAL AREAS AND SHALL CAUSE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS
TO BE MADE TO SUCH BARRIER WALLS TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law, provided, however, that the commissioner of transpor-
tation  is  authorized  and  directed  to promulgate any rules and regu-
lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on  or  before
such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10063-03-3


              

2013-S4505A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6730
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1978
2017-2018: A2106

2013-S4505A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls on special parkways.

2013-S4505A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4505A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4505--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
  tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
  commissioner  of  transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls
  on special parkways

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

  Section 1. Section 70 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. (A) WHEN USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STAT-
ED, OR UNLESS THE CONTEXT OR SUBJECT MATTER OTHERWISE REQUIRES, THE TERM
"BARRIER  WALL" SHALL MEAN AN EXTERIOR, NON-POROUS STRUCTURE, ERECTED OR
OWNED BY THE STATE, ADJACENT TO A SPECIAL PARKWAY WHICH  WAS  BUILT  FOR
THE PURPOSE OF NOISE REDUCTION AND/OR THE PREVENTION OF FLOODING.
  (B)  AT  REGULAR  INTERVALS,  BUT  NOT  LESS  THAN TWICE ANNUALLY, THE
COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL INSPECT  ALL  BARRIER  WALLS.
SUCH INSPECTION SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT
OF THE BARRIER WALL ON FLOODING IN RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREAS ADJA-
CENT TO SUCH BARRIER WALL.
  (C)  AFTER  SUCH INSPECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY
MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THE BARRIER WALL ON FLOODING TO ADJA-
CENT RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL  AREAS  AND  SHALL  CAUSE  ALL  NECESSARY
REPAIRS  TO  BE  MADE  TO  SUCH  BARRIER WALLS TO MITIGATE SUCH FLOODING
ATTRIBUTABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO SUCH BARRIER WALL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law, provided, however, that the commissioner of transpor-
tation  is  authorized  and  directed  to promulgate any rules and regu-
lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on  or  before
such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10063-04-3
              

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