What's happening
This bill increases the funding limit for highway repair and improvement in Huntington, NY, from $400,000 to $1 million.
Why it matters
Allows Huntington to undertake larger or more comprehensive highway projects. by raising the cap, making it possible to address bigger repairs or multiple improvements that previously would have been over budget.
Reflects increased costs of construction and materials. , acknowledging inflation and the growing expenses associated with maintaining infrastructure in the area.
Could improve road safety and transportation efficiency. for residents and businesses, since more funding means a greater ability to fix hazardous conditions or outdated roads.
May affect local taxes or budget allocations. as the town now has the legal authority to raise and spend more on highways, potentially shifting priorities or requiring new funding sources.
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Raise Huntington Road Repair Limit
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History
- Signed chap.555
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.548
- Substituted for A6547
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1009
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
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- Referred to transportation
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Increase Huntington Road Repair Funds
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steve Stern
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4363
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 11, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to limitations on amounts to be raised for the repair and improvement of highways in the town of Huntington
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph 1-a of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 271 of the highway law, as amended by chapter 500 of the laws of 1994, is amended and a new subparagraph 1-h is added to read as follows:
(1-a) Four hundred thousand dollars in the towns of Babylon[, Huntington,] and Islip in Suffolk county.
(1-h) One million dollars in the town of Huntington in Suffolk county.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04901-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to limi- tations on amounts to be raised for the repair and improvement of high- ways in the town of Huntington
Purpose or general idea of bill
Increases the limitation on the legally permissible amount that can be raised for the repair and improvement of highways in the town of Hunt- ington, county of Suffolk from four hundred thousand dollars to one million dollars.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends subparagraph 1-a of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 271 of the highway law, as amended by chapter 500 of th e laws of 1994. Adds a new subparagraph 1-h.
Section 2: Sets the effective date.
Justification
This bill would give the town of Huntington in the county of Suffolk more flexibility to purchase essential highway equipment to assist with road repairs by raising the limitation on the amount of money the town can legally raise for these purposes from four hundred thousand dollars to one million dollars. This change is critical because the current limit is arbitrarily low and inadequate to meet the needs of the highway department.
The four hundred thousand dollar limitation, which has been in place since 1978, is extremely outdated and does not account for both inflation and the increased cost of highway equipment over the past four decades. Accordingly, this unrealistically low limit does not permit the town to replace old/failing equipment or purchase the new equipment needed to make the highway department operate more efficiently. The highway equipment industry is evolving and creating new models which maximize productivity. Oftentimes a single equipment purchase can exceed the current limit for the town of Huntington. Increasing this limit will give the town the opportunity to make purchasing decisions that end up saving taxpayer dollars through increased efficiency. It will also put the town of Huntington on more equal footing with other large towns in Suffolk County that currently have much higher limits.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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