File #: SLR 0076-2007    Version: * Name: Open Driveway Act
Type: SLR Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on State and Federal Legislation
On agenda: 6/15/2007
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass a bill introduced by Assembly Member Perry, A.3963, “AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the “open driveway act” regarding the environmental control board adjudication of disputes concerning the blocking of a driveway; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof”.
Sponsors: Maria Baez, Larry B. Seabrook, Tony Avella, Lewis A. Fidler
Council Member Sponsors: 4
Attachments: 1. Committee Report, 2. Press Release, 3. Fiscal Impact Statement, 4. Hearing Transcript, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6/15/07

State Legislation Resolution No. 76

 

State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass a bill introduced by Assembly Member Perry, A.3963, “AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the “open driveway act” regarding the environmental control board adjudication of disputes concerning the blocking of a driveway; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof”.

 

By Council Members Baez, Seabrook, Avella and Fidler

 

Whereas, a bill has been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Assembly Member Perry, A.3963, “AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the “open driveway act” regarding the environmental control board adjudication of disputes concerning the blocking of a driveway; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof”; and

 

                     Whereas, the enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it

 

                     Resolved, that the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bill.

 

                     Referred to the Committee on State and Federal Legislation.