Requires the port authority of New York to conduct a study on the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing in order to determine what steps would need to be taken in order to widen the bridge and increase traffic flow.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5429--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 30, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT directing the port authority of New York to study the alignment
of the Outerbridge Crossing, in order to widen the bridge and increase
the flow of traffic
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. The port authority of New York shall conduct a study to
2 explore the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing in order to examine
3 the feasibility of physically widening such bridge, which would result
4 in an increase in the flow of traffic.
5 2. Such study shall examine the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing,
6 with attention to the surrounding private property in the area in which
7 the bridge is located and to determine which of those properties would
8 need to be acquired by the port authority of New York in order to effi-
9 ciently expand the bridge to accomplish the goal of increasing the flow
10 of traffic.
11 3. Prior to the expiration of its existing study into the Outerbridge
12 Crossing, the port authority of New York shall issue a report of its
13 findings on the alignment of the Outerbridge Crossing to the governor,
14 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of
15 the state of New York, as well as to the governor of the state of New
16 Jersey. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
17 (a) actions that can be implemented by the port authority immediately,
18 a plan of action for such implementation, and the estimated cost of the
19 implementation plan; and
20 (b) which, if any, surrounding property would need to be acquired and
21 the estimated cost of acquiring such property.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 5429--A 2
1 § 2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
2 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
3 act, but if the state of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
4 legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided that the
5 chairman of the port authority of New Jersey shall notify the legisla-
6 tive bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of
7 the legislation provided for in section one of this act in order that
8 the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base
9 of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
10 of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and
11 section 70-b of the public officers law.
