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- Referred to transportation
- Print number 4505a
- Amend (t) and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Requires the commissioner of transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls on special parkways
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Shelley Mayer
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BILL NUMBER:S4505A
Title of bill
An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of transportation to inspect and maintain barrier walls on special parkways
Purpose
To ensure the department of transportation responds to impacts of barrier walls along special parkways on flooding of residential and commercial properties.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends Section 70 of the transportation law by adding a new subdivision 4. Subdivision 4 (a) defines a "barrier wall" as 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. Subdivision 4 (b) requires that at regular intervals, but not less than twice annually, the commissioner or his or her designee shall inspect all barrier walls, including an evaluation of the impact of the barrier walls on flooding in residential and commercial properties adjacent to the barrier wall. Subdivision 4 (c) requires that after inspection, the commissioner shall take all necessary measures to mitigate the impact of the barrier wall on flooding in the adjacent residential and commercial areas attributable to the barrier wall.
Section 2 establishes the effective date of the law and provides that the commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for implementation.
Justification
In some locations, like along the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers, barrier walls erected by New York State have contributed to the flooding of residential and commercial properties adjacent to these walls. This bill will ensure the department of transportation responds to the impact of these structures on residential and commercial properties along special parkways and takes affirmative steps to mitigate flooding attributable to the walls.
Legislative history
None
Fiscal implications
To be determined
Local fiscal implications
To be determined
Effective date
Ninetieth days after passage, provided that the commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for implementation.
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