File #: SLR 0123-2008    Version: * Name: Bus Lane Cameras (S.7229-A/A.10233-A)
Type: SLR Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on State and Federal Legislation
On agenda: 6/12/2008
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Golden, S. 7229-A, and Assembly Member Bing, A. 10233-A, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to establishing in a city with a population of one million or more a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce restrictions on the use of bus lanes by means of bus lane photo devices; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof”.
Sponsors: Maria Baez, John C. Liu, Peter F. Vallone, Jr., Lewis A. Fidler, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Daniel R. Garodnick, Larry B. Seabrook
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Attachments: 1. Committee Report, 2. Fiscal Impact Statement, 3. Hearing Transcript, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting Recessed 5/28/08, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6/12/08

State Legislation Resolution No. 123

 

State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Golden, S. 7229-A, and Assembly Member Bing, A. 10233-A, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to establishing in a city with a population of one million or more a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce restrictions on the use of bus lanes by means of bus lane photo devices; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof”.

 

By Council Members Baez, Liu, Vallone Jr., Fidler, Comrie, Garodnick and Seabrook

 

                     Whereas, bills have been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Golden, S. 7229-A, and Assembly Member Bing, A. 10233-A, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to establishing in a city with a population of one million or more a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce restrictions on the use of bus lanes by means of bus lane photo devices; 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 bills.

 

                     Referred to the Committee on State and Federal Legislation.