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NY S07254
Bill
Status
5/19/2023
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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AI Summary
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Amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1662-a to allow the Town of Hempstead to establish speed limits as low as 15 miles per hour on specified highways in East Atlantic Beach: Bay Street, Brookline Avenue, Park Street, Rochester Avenue, Trenton Avenue, and Troy Avenue.
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Requires a majority of residents in each affected community to file a petition with the town board requesting the lower speed limit before it can be established.
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Applies the same 15 miles per hour minimum speed limit authority to highways in the communities of Point Lookout and Lido Beach (which were already authorized under existing law).
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Mandates that any speed limits established must comply with engineering considerations and traffic control standards certified by a licensed professional engineer specializing in traffic operations.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the town of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to establish a speed limit of less than 30 miles per hour on certain highways in the community of East Atlantic Beach.
Last Action
RECOMMITTED TO RULES
6/7/2024