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NY S08349
Bill
Status
12/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Palumbo
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AI Summary
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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
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Authorizes the Commissioner of Transportation to transfer the easement to the MTA for $1 without requiring an appraisal
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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
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Requires the MTA to reroute the existing pedestrian and bicycle path to a parcel south of the current Greenway location
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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