Assembly Bill A4637

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits farm operations to place advertising and directional signs near state highways

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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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2017-A4637 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §88, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2422
2011-2012: A4265
2013-2014: A184
2015-2016: A3279

2017-A4637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits farm operations to place advertising and directional signs near state highways.

2017-A4637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4637
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAGEE, ORTIZ, BARRETT, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  CAHILL,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,  GLICK,
   GUNTHER,  HEVESI, JAFFEE, LUPARDO, TITONE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to  permitting  farm  oper-
   ations to place advertising and directional signs near state highways
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 88 of the highway law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FARM OPERATIONS,
 AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ELEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, INCLUDING FARM  WOODLANDS,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
 MARKETS LAW, ADJACENT TO NON-CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS AS DESIGNATED BY
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.  SIGNS, DISPLAYS,  AND
 DEVICES MAY NOT ADVERTISE ACTIVITIES WHICH DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE FARM
 OPERATION OR FARM WOODLAND.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08791-01-7

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