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A3657Assembly2019-2020 Session

Raise City Road Reimbursement

Official title

“Relates to city reimbursement for state highway construction within such cities”

Sponsor Philip PalmesanoAD-132+11 co-sponsorsAffects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Transportation

What's happening

This bill increases the reimbursement rate for cities for state highway construction to one dollar and eighty cents per square yard.

Why it matters

  1. Direct financial impact for cities. Increasing the reimbursement rate means cities will receive more money from the state for each square yard of highway construction, potentially easing the burden on local budgets and allowing cities to take on more infrastructure projects.

  2. Potential improvement in road quality and maintenance. With a higher reimbursement rate, cities may be more willing or able to maintain and upgrade state highways within their jurisdictions, leading to better road conditions for residents and travelers.

  3. Reflects rising construction costs. The update likely acknowledges that the previous rate (eighty-five cents per square yard) has become outdated due to inflation and increased material/labor costs, aiming to make state support more realistic and effective.

  4. Could influence city-state collaboration. By making state-funded highway projects more financially viable for cities, the bill could encourage stronger partnerships between local governments and the state, possibly leading to more efficient and coordinated transportation planning.

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Raise City Road Reimbursement

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Philip Palmesano

Assembly Member · Assembly District 132

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Referred to transportation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3657

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 30, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to city reimbursement for state highway construction within such cities

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

Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 349-c of the highway law, as amended by chapter 30 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:

(a) not more than [eighty-five] one dollar and eighty cents per square yard of the pavement area that is included in the state highway system according to the provisions of this section, and

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD07550-01-9

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