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NY A09238

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Edward Ra

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study on the fairness and adequacy of state aid for local roadway paving, including CHIPS, State Touring Routes, PAVE-NY, and Pave Our Potholes (POP) programs

  • Requires analysis of funding distribution by region (Long Island, Hudson Valley, New York City, upstate urban areas, and rural regions) with per-lane-mile and per-capita breakdowns

  • Mandates evaluation of whether current formulas adequately address regional differences in traffic volumes, weather impacts, aging infrastructure, construction costs, and local fiscal capacity

  • Requires the study to include public hearings or stakeholder consultations in each major region and recommendations on whether to reinstate the Long Island and Hudson Valley Suburban Highway Improvement Programs (SHIPS), which expired in 1997

  • Commissioner must deliver a written report to the Governor and legislative leaders within one year of the effective date, with findings to be publicly posted online

Legislative Description

Requires the department of transportation to study the regional fairness of state funding for local roadway paving purposes, including but not limited to the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), State Touring Routes program, PAVE-NY, Pave Our Potholes (POP), and other existing local roadway aid programs, and to make recommendations concerning the reinstatement of the suburban highway improvement program (SHIPS) funding program.

Last Action

referred to transportation

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation11/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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