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NY S00547
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Little
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AI Summary
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Allows town boards in non-suburban towns with populations under 50,000 to independently establish maximum speed limits on local town highways without requesting approval from the Department of Transportation.
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Speed limits set by towns must range between 25-55 miles per hour on regular roads, or 15-55 miles per hour in school zones (limited to 1,320 feet).
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Any speed limits established by towns must comply with engineering standards outlined in the New York State Manual and Specifications for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, certified by a licensed professional traffic engineer.
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Applies only to town highways functionally classified as local roads by the Department of Transportation on federal functional classification maps and located outside cities and villages.
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with the Department of Transportation authorized to immediately promulgate necessary rules and regulations for implementation.
Legislative Description
Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits on town highways which have been classified by the department of transportation as local roads and which are outside of villages.
Last Action
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
1/5/2011