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History
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1742
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 7608a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Referred to finance
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Relates to a state transportation plan
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Nily Rozic
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Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to a state transportation plan
Purpose
To require the commissioner of transportation to develop and present to the governor and legislature a five-year capital plan, with defined projects, that is subject to public review prior to the passage of the state budget.
Summary of provisions
Section I of the bill amends state finance law by adding new section 22-d to require the commissioner of transportation to develop and present to the governor and legislature a twenty-year intermodal, long-range state transportation plan and a five-year capital program. The commissioner of transportation shall also annually develop and submit to the governor and the legislature a list of scheduled projects that includes estimated funding levels. The initial and all subsequent twenty-year and five-year plans shall be aligned with the capital planning schedule of the metropolitan transportation authority.
Section II sets forth the effective date.
Justification
New Yorkers deserve a transparent and accountable capital planning process for the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT). Without financial details, the public and the legislature's ability to participate in decisions about spending on our state's road, bridge, bus and rail infrastructure is significantly curtailed.
Unlike the MTA, DOT is not statutorily required to submit a capital plan. Although the Memo of Understanding was approved in 2009, there is not currently a publically-reviewable 5-year or 20-year capital plan for DOT. Historically, the DOT and MTA 5-year capital plans have been negotiated and approved simultaneously; recently, that process has differed.
In order to ensure fiscally-responsible use of state tax dollars, this process should be based on long-term needs assessments of the transportation system and include appropriate public, legislative and other input. Without such details, transparency and accountability to the public is not possible. The legislature and the public need to know what transportation projects will advance in the upcoming years, on what schedule, and at what funding levels.
This bill amends the Finance Law, adding a new Section 22-d that requires the DOT to submit five-year and twenty-year intermodal transportation plans by October 2016, and every fifth year thereafter. It also requires the annual submittal of a list of projects, in October prior to the State annual budget negotiations. These plans, project lists and related items will be posted online, and subject to public hearings and comment.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal impacts on the state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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