Enacts the "schools impacted by gross highways (SIGH) act"; prohibits the commissioner of education from approving the plans for the erection of any new schoolhouse within five hundred feet of a controlled-access highway unless the commissioner of education determines that space limitations are so severe that there is no other site to erect such new schoolhouse, and there are adequate engineering controls to address air quality; makes related provisions.
Requires the department of transportation to submit annual reporting to the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the ranking minority member of the senate transportation committee, the ranking minority member of the assembly transportation committee, the ranking minority member of the senate finance committee, and the ranking minority member of the assembly ways and means committee.
Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters be registered with the department of motor vehicles and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.
Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters be registered with the department of motor vehicles, inspected and have liability insurance; and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.
Extends provisions relating to establishing the stretch limousine passenger safety task force; authorizes the stretch limousine passenger safety task force to continue to hold public hearings and meetings to review the actions taken by the state and to publish a report of its findings.
Establishes distinctive "POW-MIA" license plates; establishes the "POW-MIA awareness fund" to fund POW-MIA public education and awareness campaigns and veteran services by Rolling Thunder New York chapters and upon approval by the state director of veterans' services.
Provides for the issuance of distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plates for an additional $25 annual fee; provides for the service charge collected to be credited to the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate development fund and the excess of six thousand dollars to be deposited in the "New York state 'The Westchester Way' fund" to be used to promote tourism in Westchester county; establishes the New York state "The Westchester Way fund" to administer such monies, which shall be made available to tourism promotion agencies.
Grants the court an additional sentencing option of impoundment of the vehicle operated by a person convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI), for definite periods of time depending on the seriousness of the crime; establishes procedure for impounding vehicles driven while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for the redemption of such vehicles following such impoundment.
Requires an operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vehicle which is parked, stopped, or standing on the shoulder of a parkway or controlled-access highway.
Requires the installation of safety netting to prevent falling objects on all new and renovated bridges, including bridges that cross over other roadways, within the state.