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A02383 Summary:

BILL NOA02383
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORAngelino
 
COSPNSRDeStefano, Lemondes, McDonough, Miller, Morinello
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Authorizes the town of New Berlin, county of Chenango, to reduce the maximum speed limit along West Shore Road in such town to 15 miles per hour.
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A02383 Actions:

BILL NOA02383
 
01/26/2023referred to transportation
01/03/2024referred to transportation
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A02383 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2383
 
SPONSOR: Angelino
  TITLE OF BILL: An act authorizing the town of New Berlin, county of Chenango, to reduce the maximum speed limit along a West Shore Road in such town to 15 miles per hour   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To permit a municipal government to set a speed limit lower than currently permitted on one municipally owned and maintained road due to hazardous conditions.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 authorizes the town board to establish by local action a speed limit on West Shore Road at not less than fifteen (15) miles per hour. Section 2 provides the effective date.   EXISTING LAW: Current law does not permit a local government to set its own speed limits on municipally owned and maintained roads.   JUSTIFICATION: The bill allows the town of New Berlin, in Chenango County, to set a speed limit on one specific town road only (West Shore Road) below the current state permissible minimum of twenty-five (25) miles per hour. Officials believe that the road is difficult to navigate safely at the current speed limit due to its nature. West Shore Road is a dead end, approximately a half mile in length, with forty residences. It has many curves that militate against the state minimum speed limit of 30 miles per hours, particularly when spring and summer foliage obscure sight distance. The road, which borders a popular local lake with public access, experiences a significant spike in traffic volume during the tourist and summer season. Due to area residences and visitors, the area has witnessed a jump in pedestrians and hikers along the road. Of forty dwellings on the lake, thirty-five are across the road from the lake, requiring property owners to cross the road from their dwellings to access their waterfront amenities - an additional hazard during high traffic volume at the standard speed limit. The lack of an improved shoulder, pedestrians, and high traffic have combined to create a hazard that has prompted the town board to request a lower speed limit. Combined with enforcement, a lower limit will provide a safer community for the residents, visitors and motorists in the area. Because of the road's location, motorist traveling at a lower speed on the road will not create a traffic hazard for any intersecting highways.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None to the state.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate.
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