Authorizes the triborough bridge and tunnel authority, its licensees and contractors to have certain powers to erect, install, repair, reconstruct, maintain, operate or paint outdoor advertising signs or devices, including electronic displays, on or about its bridges, tunnels, projects, structures, facilities and other properties, including approaches.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7217--A
Cal. No. 780
IN SENATE
May 2, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the
Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the Tribor-
ough bridge and tunnel authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 569-b of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section or any other law,
4 general, special or local, the authority, and its licensees and contrac-
5 tors, shall have the power to erect, install, repair, reconstruct, main-
6 tain, operate or paint outdoor advertising signs or devices, including
7 electronic displays, on or about its bridges, tunnels, projects, struc-
8 tures, facilities and other properties, including approaches, provided
9 that the authority shall not allow any such sign or device to obscure or
10 otherwise physically interfere with the effectiveness of an official
11 traffic sign, signal, or device, or to obstruct or physically interfere
12 with drivers' views of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.
13 § 2. This act shall be deemed repealed if any federal agency or any
14 court of competent jurisdiction determines that this act would render
15 New York state or any public authority ineligible for the receipt of
16 federal funds.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. The Triborough bridge
18 and tunnel authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting commis-
19 sion of the date a determination is made as described in section two of
20 this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and time-
21 ly effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of
22 New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the
23 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15524-05-2
