STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3783 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to authorizing park-and- ride development as construction or improvement by the department of transportation partly at municipal expense The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 80-b of the highway law, as 2 amended by chapter 794 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. In connection with the undertaking of any project for which the 5 commissioner is authorized to use moneys of the federal government 6 pursuant to the provisions of subdivision thirty-four-a of section ten 7 and section eighty of this chapter to assure the effective discharge of 8 state responsibilities with respect to regional transportation needs, on 9 highways, roads, streets, bicycle paths [or], pedestrian paths, or park- 10 and-ride developments that are not on the state highway system, the 11 commissioner shall submit such project to the governing body or bodies 12 of the affected municipality or municipalities together with estimates 13 of costs thereof. If such project includes a municipal project, as that 14 term is defined in accordance with article thirteen of the transporta- 15 tion law, the state share of such municipal project shall also be 16 included. If such project includes a project affecting a highway, road, 17 street, bicycle path [or], pedestrian path, or park-and-ride develop- 18 ments not on the state highway system, the state share shall be equal to 19 eighty percent of the difference between the total project cost and the 20 federal assistance, provided, however, the state share shall be equal to 21 eighty-seven and one-half percent of the difference between the total 22 project cost and the federal assistance where, in conjunction with such 23 project, the municipality agrees to fund a complete street design 24 feature as defined in section three hundred thirty-one of this chapter, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04479-01-3
A. 3783 2 1 provided, further, the commissioner may increase the state share to an 2 amount equal to one hundred percent of the difference between the total 3 project cost and the federal assistance where he or she determines that 4 the need for the project results substantially from actions undertaken 5 pursuant to section ten of this chapter. No such project shall proceed 6 without the approval of the governing body of a municipality. Such 7 governing body may request the commissioner to undertake the provision 8 of such project. If the commissioner agrees to such undertaking he or 9 she shall notify the local governing body which shall appropriate suffi- 10 cient moneys to pay the estimated amount of the municipal share. Such 11 moneys shall be deposited with the state comptroller who is authorized 12 to receive and accept the same for the purposes of such project, subject 13 to the draft or requisition of the commissioner. When the work of such 14 project has been completed, the commissioner shall render to the govern- 15 ing body of such municipality an itemized statement showing in full (a) 16 the amount of money that has been deposited by such municipality with 17 the state comptroller as hereinbefore provided, and (b) all disburse- 18 ments made pursuant to this section for such project. Any surplus 19 moneys shall be paid to such municipality on the warrant of the comp- 20 troller on vouchers therefor approved by the commissioner. When the work 21 of such project has been completed and it is determined by the commis- 22 sioner that the amount of the cost to be borne by the municipality is in 23 excess of the amount deposited by such municipality with the state comp- 24 troller, the commissioner shall then notify the municipality of the 25 deficiency of funds. The municipality shall then within ninety days of 26 the receipt of such notice, pay such amount to the state comptroller. 27 For purposes of this section, the term "municipality" shall include a 28 city, county, town, village or two or more of the foregoing acting 29 jointly. 30 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 31 if chapter 794 of the laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on or 32 before such date then section one of this act shall take effect on the 33 same date and in the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2022 34 takes effect.