Senate Bill S765

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the department of state to provide municipalities with reimbursement for 75% of the costs of making road equipment less likely to rollover

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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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2011-S765 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §318, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2206

2011-S765 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of state to provide municipalities with reimbursement for 75% of the costs of making road, construction and excavation equipment less likely to rollover.

2011-S765 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   765

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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  providing  state
  reimbursement  for a portion of the expenses of retrofitting municipal
  construction and road equipment to prevent rollovers

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

  Section  1.  The highway law is amended by adding a new section 318 to
read as follows:
  S 318. MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT ROLLOVER PREVENTION;  STATE  REIMBURSEMENT.
1.  THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES  COUNTIES,  CITIES,
TOWNS  AND  VILLAGES  WITH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE
COSTS AND  EXPENSES,  INCLUDING  PROGRAM  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENSES,
INCURRED  IN  THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PARTS AND EQUIPMENT WHICH
PREVENT THE ROLLOVER OF ANY CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION OR  ROAD  EQUIPMENT
OWNED AND OPERATED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
  2.  THE  SECRETARY  OF STATE IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND
REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,
INCLUDING  DETERMINING WHICH CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION AND ROAD EQUIPMENT
SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
  3. ONLY EQUIPMENT OWNED AND OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY  PRIOR  TO  THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02502-01-1


              

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