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| 1. Criminal Trespass (RONY's Bill) A.6809 (Destito)/S.1587 (LIBOUS) |
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Title: |
Limits railroads' liability to intruders upon their
property and rights-of-way; defines offenses of trespasses
on and damage to railroad property
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Status: |
A.6809 - referred to transportation 03/20/07
S.1587 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 01/23/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: STRONGLY SUPPORT |
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| 2. Criminal Trespass A.2412(Cusick)/S.4269(GOLDEN) |
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Title: |
Provides that the level of criminal trespass for trespass on
subway or railroad tracks shall be raised
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Status: |
A.2412 - amend and recommit to codes 04/26/07
S.4269 - PASSED 06/06/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR (RONY Submitted Own Bill) |
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| 3. Rail Yard Security S.3644(LEIBELL) |
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Title: |
Directs the state office of homeland security to conduct a
review and analysis of security measures at rail yards and
authorized DOT and DEC to impose recommendations on
railroads.
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Status: |
S.3644 - REPORTED & COMMITTED TO FINANCE
03/20/07
A8282 - referred to governmental operations 05/10/07
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RONY Action/Position: OPPOSE - As drafted, bill permits state
agencies to require costly railroad actions
without recourse or funding assistance |
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| 4. Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007 A.4325(Ortiz)/ |
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Title: |
Enacts the "local community rail security act of 2007" to
protect local communities from the threat of terrorism
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Status: |
A.4325 - referred to corporations, authorities and
commissions 02/02/07
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RONY Action/Position: STRONGLY OPPOSE - As drafted, bill would duplicate federal oversight
of rail routings and is pre-empted by federal law
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| 5. Statewide Toll-Free Emergency Notification S.2778(ROBACH)/
no same as
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Title: |
Requires the implementation of a state wide
toll-free emergency notification system
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Note: |
Applies to NYSDOT only - requires
department to fund and implement
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Status: |
S.2778 -REFERREDTO TRANSPORTATION 02/12/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 6. Phase-Out of the Use of Creosote (exempts railroads and electric utilities) A.1095(Brodsky)/S.1768(MALTESE) |
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Title: |
Provides for the phase-out of the use of creosote as a wood
preservative, including manufacture, sale and use; permits
continued use of already treated wood
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Status: |
A.1095 - passed 06/11/2007
S.1768A - PASSED 06/05/07
SIGNED 07/03/07 - CHAPTER #172 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR - Exempts Railroads (Could
set undesirable precedent)
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| 7. Stop at a Railroad Crossing A.6300(Hoyt)/S.5457(THOMPSON) |
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Title: |
Relates to the penalty for violating certain provisions
requiring a stop at a railroad crossing
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Status: |
A.6300 - referred to transportation 03/06/07
S.5457 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 4/25/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: STRONGLY SUPPORT |
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| 8. Grade Crossing Fines A.499(Lafayette)/S.560(TRUNZO) |
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Title: |
Authorizes and establishes demonstration programs to
impose fines for failing to obey railroad grade crossing
signals indicating the approach of a train
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Note: |
Applies to LIRR, Metro North - NYC, Nassau-Suffolk
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Status: |
A.499 - referred to transportation 01/03/07
S.560 - REFERREDTO TRANSPORTATION 01/03/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR (NOTE: Illinois Passed Photo
Grade crossing Enforcement Bill That
Appears Desirable)
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| 9. Traffic Control Devices A.2646(Canestrari)/S.4423(LAVALLE) |
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Title: |
Prohibits any person from interfering with any official
traffic control device or railroad sign or signal
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Status: |
A.2646 - referred to transportation 01/18/07
S.4423 - COMMITTEE DISCHARGED & COMMITTED TO RULES 06/14/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: SUPPORT |
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| 10. Reimbursement of Costs Associated with Release of Hazardous
Materials S.3834(MARCELLINO)/ A.7332(Sweeney)
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Title: |
Provides reimbursement to fire companies for costs
associated with responding to spills of hazardous materials
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Status: |
S.3834 - COMMITTED TO RULES 06/21/07
A.7332 - passed 06/06/07
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RONY Action/Position: SUPPORT - WITH MEMO
RAILROADS ARE EXEMPT
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| 11. Remedial Programs Involving Hazardous Wastes
A.1285(Thiele)/S.663(LAVALLE)
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Title: |
Provides that a municipality which received title to
property through eminent domain authority is not
considered responsible for the contamination and
remediation if not initially responsible for hazardous waste
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Status: |
A.1285 - referred to environmental conservation
S.663 - REFERED TO ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 12. Transportation of Certain Hazardous Materials A.4276(Alessi) |
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Title: |
Requires permits for the transportation of certain hazardous
materials through high threat areas
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Status: |
A.4276 - referred to transportation 01/31/07
S.5132 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 04/25/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: STRONGLY OPPOSE |
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| 13. Permits For The Transportation of Hazardous Materials
S.3532(THOMPSON)
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Title: |
Authorized the commissioner of transportation to establish
rules and regulations governing the transportation of
hazardous materials through high risk areas
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Status: |
S.3532 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 03/07/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 14. "New Century Railroad Investment Program"
A.6972 (Scozzafava)/(No same as)
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Title: |
Establishes the "New Century Railroad Investment
Program" to preserve, improve and enhance the state's
railroad infrastructure
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Status: |
A.6972 - held for consideration in transportation 05/15/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 15. Exempts Common Carriers From Sales and Use Taxes
A.3641(Oaks)/no same as
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Title: |
Exempts from sales and use taxes certain motor vehicles,
parts and services therefore and railroad rolling stock, parts
and services therefore
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Status: |
A.3641 - referred to ways and means 01/26/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: SUPPORT |
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| 16. Use of Eminent Domain for Primary Purpose of Economic
Development A.1264(Brodsky)/S.688(FLANAGAN)
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Title: |
Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic
development plan for the use of eminent domain when the
primary purpose is economic development
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Status: |
A.1264 - referred to judiciary 01/03/07
S.688 - REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT & SMALL BUSINESS 01/08/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 17. Temporary State Commission A.1265(Brodsky)/S.683(FLANAGAN) |
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Title: |
Creates a temporary state commission to consider the scope
and effectiveness of eminent domain laws and balance
society's needs with the people's rights
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Status: |
A.1265 - referred to judiciary 01/03/07
S.683 - REFERRED TO FINANCE 01/08/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 18. Relates to the Use of Eminent Domain
A.661(Christensen)/S.915(DEFRANCISCO)
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Title: |
Establishes eminent domain from condemned property;
shall only be used for public projects
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Status: |
A.661 - referred to judiciary 01/03/07
S.915 - COMMITTED TO RULES 6/21/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 19. Eminent Domain Ombudsman Act
A.1268(Brodsky)/S.686(FLANAGAN)
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Title: |
Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain
ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof;
enacts the "eminent domain ombudsman act"
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Status: |
A.1268 - referred to judiciary 01/03/07
S.686 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 01/08/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 20. Relates to the Taking of Private Property; Repealer
A.660(Christensen)/S.2302(DEFRANCISCO)
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Title: |
Provides that with just compensation paid, private property
maybe taken only when necessary for the possession,
occupation, or enjoyment of land by the public at large or
by public agencies
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Status: |
A.660 - opinion referred to judiciary 01/26/07
S.2302 - COMMITTED TO RULES
03/06/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 21. Property Owners Vested Rights
A.6023(Bradley)/S.3852(FLANAGAN)
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Title: |
Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the
development of their land
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Status: |
A.6023 - referred to rules 06/21/07
S.3852A - COMMITTED TO RULES 06/21/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 22. Power of Eminent Domain S.612(MARCELLINO) |
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Title: |
Provides that the power of eminent domain shall only be
exercised for economic development purposes when the
area for economic development is a blighted area
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Status: |
S.612 - COMMITTED TO RULES 06/21/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 23. Eminent Domain Ombudsman &Temporary Commission
S.282(Alesi)/A.5653(Brodsky)
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Title: |
Creates a temporary commission on eminent domain
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Status: |
S.282 - PASSED 06/04/07
A.5653 - referred to judiciary 02/21/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 24. Requires Local Government Vote A.659(Christensen)/no same as |
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Title: |
Requires a vote by a local government which is considering
eminent domain of a property
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Status: |
A.659 - referred to judiciary 01/03/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 25. Requires Local Government Vote For Private Development A.665(Christensen)/no same as
A.665(Christensen)
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Title: |
Requires a vote by a local government which is considering
eminent domain of a property for use by a private
developer
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Status: |
A.665 - referred to judiciary 01/03/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 26. Eminent Domain for Use of a Private Developer
A.2116(Zebrowski)/no same as
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Title: |
Provides that the use of eminent domain to take private
property for the use of a private developer shall require the
unanimous vote of the local government board and shall be
subject to permissive referendum
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Status: |
A.2116 - enacting clause stricken 04/20/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 27. Requires a New Public Hearing for Eminent Domain Changes
A.1388(O'Donnell)
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Title: |
Requires a new public hearing for any change made to a
proposed eminent domain project after the conclusion of
public hearings
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Status: |
A.1388 - referred to judiciary 01/05/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 28. Alters Provisions That A Person Be Given Just Compensation
A.3075A(Bradley)
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Title: |
Alters provisions that a person be given just compensation
if his or her residence or small business is taken through the
eminent domain procedure
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Status: |
A.3075A - amend and recommit to judiciary 02/28/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 29. Provides for Eminent Domain Reform A.4022(Fitzpatrick) |
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Title: |
Provides for eminent domain reform and creates the "home
and property protection act"; creates temporary sate
commission to examine eminent domain laws
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Status: |
A.4022 - referred to judiciary 01/31/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 30. Abandoned Projects Under the Eminent Domain Procedure Law
A.4432(Seminerio)/S.5194(SKELOS)
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Title: |
Relates to the abandonment of a project and a right to
reacquisition; allows a party whose property was
condemned thirty or more years ago and is still using the
property under the same conditions
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Status: |
A.4432 - referred to judiciary 02/02/07
S.5194 - PASSED 06/04/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 31. Open Space Conservation Projects S.1121(LITTLE) |
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Title: |
Requires open space conservation projects to be undertaken
with willing sellers; provides that the use of eminent
domain for such projects shall be limited to lands where the
owner has consented or eminent domain is required to quiet
title
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Status: |
S.1121 - PASSED 06/07/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 32. Taking by the Thruway Authority Through Eminent Domain
S.3494(LIBOUS)/no same as
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Title: |
Conforms certain provisions relating to taking by the
Thruway Authority with the state eminent domain
procedure law
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Status: |
S.3494 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 03/07/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 33. Grants Power of Site Plan Review to Towns and Villages Over MTA
Railroad Facilities A.2764(Thiele)/S.1335(LAVALLE)
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Title: |
Grants towns and villages site plan review over MTA
railroad stations and facilities in order that changes and
improvements are properly integrated into the landscape
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Status: |
A.2764 - referred to corporations, authorities and
commissions 01/19/07
S.1335 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTIONS 01/19/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 34. Prohibits Operation Of Snowmobiles A.710(Christensen)/no same as |
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Title: |
Relates to the operation of snowmobiles; provides that such
operation shall be prohibited where operation is not
authorized
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Status: |
A.710 - referred to tourism, arts and sports development |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 35. Rail Crossing in the Town of Brookhaven
A.1753(Thiele)/S.867(LAVALLE)
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Title: |
Requires the department of transportation to recognize a
rail crossing in the town of Brookhaven as a private rail
crossing
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Status: |
A.1753 - referred to transportation 01/11/07
S.867 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 01/11/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 36. Establishes a Presumption For An Easement
A.1603(Magee)/S.903(WINNER)
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Title: |
Provides for any parcel of land contiguous to any
abandoned public highway or abandoned public right-of
-way, shall be presumed to have any easement for ingress
and egress
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Status: |
A.1603 - reported to codes 06/13/07
S.903 - PASSED 05/09/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 37. Regulate Dams for Public Safety S.485(BONACIC)(No Same As) |
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Title: |
Authorizes environmental conservation department to
regulate dams for public safety; defines high hazard dam
where public safety, buildings, highways or railroads are at
risk; increases fines and penalties for violation of dam
provisions
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Status: |
S.485 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES 06/05/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 38. Prohibition of the Use of Herbicides On Utility Right of Way
A.2624(Parment)/no same as
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Title: |
Provides that the use of herbicides to control vegetation
that grows in utility right of ways should be replaced by
other methods of controlling such growth
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Status: |
A.2624 - passed 06/13/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 39. Prohibits the Idling of Certain Railroads in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties A.6878(Eddington)/no same as
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Title: |
Prohibits the idling of certain railroads in the counties of
Nassau and Suffolk; prohibits a railroad engine to idle for
longer than fifteen minutes while parking, standing or
stopping within two hundred feet of a residential property
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Status: |
A.6878 - referred to corporations, authorities and
commissions 03/22/07
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RONY Action/Position: REVIEWING |
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| 40. MTA -Jurisdiction over an entity operating a facility processing solid waste A.8340A(Sweeney)/S.4967A(FUSCHILLO) |
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Title: |
Relates to the special powers of the metropolitan commuter
transportation authority to manage, control and direct maintenance regarding solid waste
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Status: |
A.8340 - passed 06/20/07
S.4967 - PASSED 06/20/07
VETOED MEMO 159
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 41. Mandatory Compliance re pressure-treated wood S.4375(MARCELLINO)/ (no same as) |
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Title: |
Require mandatory compliance with existing safe handling and personal protective measures by workers who come into contact with pressure-treated wood marine piling
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Status: |
S.4375 - COMMITTED TO RULES |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 42. Relates to Eminent Domain in NY City S.4769(MONTGOMERY)
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Title: |
Relates to eminent domain in New York City
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Status: |
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORTIES & COMMISSIONS 04/23/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 1. High Speed Rail A.2109(Hoyt)/(no same as) |
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Title: |
Enacts the "New York state high speed rail commission act
of 2005"regarding high speed rail in the Empire Corridor;
appropriation
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Status: |
A.2109 - referred to transportation 01/12/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 2. Pre-Existing Railroad Lines S.2821(DUANE)/(No same as) |
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Title: |
Allows for the expansion and electrification of preexisting
railroad lines
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Note: |
Applies to MTA Commuter Rail Lines
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Status: |
S.2821 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 02/12/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 3. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company to Erect Third Rail
Fences A.1327(Brodsky)/no same as
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Title: |
Requires the Metro-North to erect fences between electric
third rails and property adjoining its right of way
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Status: |
A.1327 - referred to corporations, authorities and
commissions
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 4. Train Operations A.1718(Lentol)/(No Same As) |
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Title: |
Provides that any train operating without a conductor is
prohibited from passing under any body of water
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Status: |
A.1718 - passed 05/14/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 5. Relates to Penalties for Violation of Certain Rules of the NYC Transit
Authority A.3292(Colton)/S.4194(SAVINO)
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Title: |
Increases penalties for trespassing upon transit facilities of
the NYC transit authority and throwing objects from
elevated structure of such transit facilities
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Status: |
A.3292 - referred to corporations, authorities and
commissions 01/24/07
S.4194 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 03/29/07
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 6. Crime of Aggravated Assault Upon a Railroad Clerk
A.2904(Cook)/no same as
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Title: |
Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a
railroad clerk or token booth attendant
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Status: |
A.2904 - referred codes
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 7. Establishes On-Track Safety Standards A.2325(John)/no same as |
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Title: |
Establishes on-track safety standards for New York City
transit authority employees; establishes responsibilities for
on-track safety; lays out instructions for train operators;
relates to third rail safety an illumination
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Status: |
A.2325 - passed 05/14/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 8. Establishes the New York state rail authority A.9215(Hoyt)/
S.49-A(MAZIARZ)
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Title: |
Establishes the New York state rail authority |
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Status: |
A.9215 - referred to corporations, authorities & commissions
S.49-A - REPORTED AND COMMITTEED TO RULES
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 9. Feasibility Study on Developing a Long Island high speed rail initiative S.4852(LAVALLE) |
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Title: |
Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to prepare a study on the feasibility of developing a Long Island high speed rail initiative |
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Status: |
S.4852 - REFERED TO TRANSPORTATION 04/23/07 |
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RONY Action/Position: MONITOR |
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| 10. NYC Transit Authority Safety First Task Force S.4580.A(MALTESE)/A8945A(Clark)
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Title: |
To promote the enforcement of on-track safety standards for NYC transit authority employees |
