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History
- Recommitted to rules
- Ordered to third reading cal.1535
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Home rule request
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.381
- Referred to transportation
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Increases limitation on certain highway expenses in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2134
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the limitation on certain highway expenses in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county
Purpose or general idea of the bill
To increase the amount that the Town of Brookhaven may spend for the purchase of stone crushers, power rollers, motor trucks, scarifiers, concrete mixers, traction engines or road machines for grading and scraping, equipment, tools and other implements.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends subparagraph 1-d of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of § 271 of the Highway Law to increase the amount that the Town of Brookhaven may spend for the purchase of stone crushers, power rollers, motor trucks, scarifiers, concrete mixers, traction engines or road machines for grading and scraping, equipment, tools and other implements.
Justification
The Town of Brookhaven has a population of approximately 450,000 people and has grown by approximately 50,000 in the past decade. The Town's Highway Department services over 2,000 miles of road. Due to the miles of roadway and the volume of traffic these roads endure each year the $1 million limit is completely inadequate to meet the needs of the residents. Many of the equipment needs are met by leasing and renting the necessary items which keeps costs down in the short term but is less prudent financially over the long haul. There is also a concern that with the population growth that even by renting and leasing equipment needs may go unmet without an increase with the authorized spending limit
Legislative history
2007: Passed Senate/Assembly Transportation Cmte. 2008: Senate Transportation Cmte./Assembly Transportation Cmte. 2009: Transportation Cmte. 2010: S.4181 Passed Senate 2011: 5.4570 Passed Senate 2012: third reading then Rules - no home rule message Received; 2013-14: Passed Senate.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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