What's happening
The bill increases state highway assistance payments to local governments outside New York City from $145 million to $645 million annually through 2029.
Why it matters
Substantially increases funding for local road and bridge projects. a jump from $145 million to $645 million annually means towns, villages, and counties outside NYC could address long-standing infrastructure needs, potentially improving road safety and local economies.
Targets funding outside New York City. by specifying that $500 million of the annual increase goes only to municipalities outside NYC, the bill aims to address perceived geographic funding disparities and support rural and suburban infrastructure.
Sets a multi-year funding guarantee. locking in this higher funding level through 2029 gives local governments more certainty for long-term transportation planning and budgeting, reducing year-to-year uncertainty and enabling larger projects.
Could impact local property taxes and state-local relations. with more state support for highways, local governments may face less pressure to raise property taxes for road maintenance, and the bill could shift the balance of infrastructure funding responsibility between state and local levels.
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Increase Local Road Funding
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10 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Increase Local Road Funding
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Patrick M. Gallivan
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5317
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, BRABENEC, RAIA, GIGLIO, McDO- NOUGH, FINCH, ASHBY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, COOK, CROUCH, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to increasing consolidated local highway assistance payments
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 8 of section 10-c of the highway law, as added by chapter 56 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
(c) [The] Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the moneys appropriated or authorized in each fiscal year pursuant to the schedules in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision shall be distributed in accordance with the procedures contained in subdivisions three and four of this section. [The total of funds]
(i) Except as further provided in this paragraph, total funds distributed in accordance with the procedures in subdivision three of this section shall equal one hundred forty-five million dollars in each fiscal year. The balance of funds shall be distributed in accordance with the procedures in subdivision four of this section.
(ii) For fiscal years two thousand twenty through two thousand twenty-nine the total of funds distributed in accordance with the procedures in subdivision three of this section shall equal six hundred forty-five million dollars in each such fiscal year. Of such total amount, five hundred million dollars shall be distributed only to cities, counties, towns and villages outside of the city of New York in accordance with the applicable provisions of subdivision three of this section.
For purposes of calculating distributions in accordance with subdivision three of this section, the "funding level" shall be proportioned between amounts distributed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02984-01-9
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