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A6384Assembly2017-2018 Session

Report Top 100 Damaged Bridges

Official title

“Requires the department of transportation to report yearly to the governor and the legislature on the one hundred most structurally damaged bridges”

Sponsor Marcos CrespoAD-85Affects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
2/10
Minimal
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Transportation

What's happening

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to annually report on New York's 100 most structurally damaged bridges.

Why it matters

  1. Prioritizes Public Safety. By requiring annual reports on the 100 most structurally damaged bridges, the bill puts a spotlight on infrastructure that may pose the greatest risk to citizens, potentially accelerating repairs and preventing accidents or closures.

  2. Increases Accountability and Transparency. Mandating regular, public reporting ensures that the Department of Transportation is held accountable for monitoring and addressing critical infrastructure issues, making it harder to ignore or delay necessary maintenance.

  3. Guides Resource Allocation. The yearly report can help lawmakers and budget officials make more informed decisions about where to direct limited state funds for bridge repairs, channeling resources to the most urgent cases rather than spreading them thinly.

  4. Enables Public and Legislative Oversight. With clear data made available to both the governor and the legislature each year, stakeholders—including the public—can track progress, advocate for improvements, and question delays or failures in addressing the state's most vulnerable bridges.

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Report Top 100 Damaged Bridges

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Marcos Crespo

Assembly Member · Assembly District 85

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History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Referred to transportation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

6384

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 6, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to reporting to the governor and the legislature on the one hundred most structurally damaged bridges in the state

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 36 to read as follows:

36. To study and report yearly to the governor, the assembly and the senate, the one hundred most structurally damaged bridges in the state.

§ 2. The department of transportation shall report to the governor and the legislature, pursuant to section one of this act, no later than one year after this act shall have become a law and each year thereafter.

§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08159-01-7

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