Allows for the expansion and electrification of preexisting railroad lines which are within one thousand feet of residential property or a school; further provides that the authority must hold at least one public hearing and attain the approval of the community planning board members.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1522
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 2, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the expansion
and electrification of preexisting railroad lines
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
3 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, general, special
4 or local, rule or regulation to the contrary, prior to the implementa-
5 tion of any plan which would cause a preexisting railroad line which is
6 within one thousand feet of residential property or a school to be elec-
7 trified for the purpose of expanding service on said line, the authority
8 shall be required to hold at least one public hearing and after such
9 hearing attain the approval of the majority of the members of the commu-
10 nity planning board from the affected community.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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