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NY S08349

Bill

Status

Vetoed

12/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Palumbo

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Directs the NYS Department of Transportation to grant a permanent easement to the MTA for a portion of the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Multi-Use Path in Suffolk County for potential future railyard development

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Transportation to transfer the easement to the MTA for $1 without requiring an appraisal

  • Reserves DOT's right to have a bridge constructed over the Greenway location to accommodate future straightening of NYS Route 25A, with the MTA required to build any such bridge to DOT specifications

  • Requires the MTA to reroute the existing pedestrian and bicycle path to a parcel south of the current Greenway location

  • Mandates DOT and MTA negotiate and execute the easement within six months of the act's effective date

Legislative Description

Directs the Department of Transportation to grant a permanent access and construction easement to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the use of a portion of DOT-owned land to support potential future rail yard development.

Last Action

VETOED MEMO.162

12/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation6/13/2025
Rules6/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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