New York A 5854: Establishes the reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program

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A05854 Summary:

BILL NOA05854 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08919

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SPONSORTague

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COSPNSRManktelow, Gallahan, Simpson, DeStefano, Angelino, Smullen, Novakhov, Gandolfo, Hawley,
 Blankenbush, Brown E, Brown K, Reilly, Beephan, Molitor, Palmesano, Norber, Giglio, Miller,
 DiPietro

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Establishes the reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program for the purpose of utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement in the construction or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges.

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BILL NOA05854 

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02/24/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5854

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to establishing the
 reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program; and providing for the repeal
 of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 24 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 24. Reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program. 1. The commissioner
 4 shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of utilization of
 5 reclaimed asphalt pavement in the construction or improvement of state
 6 and municipal highways or bridges. Such reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot
 7 program shall utilize reclaimed asphalt pavement as a percentage of
 8 asphalt mix and may be required in a contract or contracts for capital
 9 construction or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges
 10 beginning on or after April first, two thousand twenty-six. Such asphalt
 11 mix used for capital construction or improvement of state and municipal
 12 highways or bridges shall utilize a percentage of reclaimed asphalt,
 13 with a minimum of twenty percent and a maximum of one hundred percent.
 14 2. (a) On or before April first, two thousand twenty-seven, and annu-
 15 ally thereafter, the commissioner of transportation shall submit a
 16 report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader
 17 of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, and the minority
 18 leader of the senate. Such report shall include, but not be limited to,
 19 the following:
 20 (i) a comparison of costs of conventional asphalt mixes to the costs
 21 of the use of reclaimed asphalt mixes;
 22 (ii) a comparison of the application methods of conventional paving
 23 materials to reclaimed asphalt pavement and the ability to adapt equip-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08606-01-5

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 1 ment and processes, if necessary, to incorporate reclaimed asphalt in
 2 asphalt mix to the commissioner's specifications;
 3 (iii) the performance of reclaimed asphalt pavement as compared to
 4 conventional materials with regard to the longevity of pavement, trac-
 5 tion, road glare, icing, and such other characteristics as may be deemed
 6 appropriate by the commissioner;
 7 (iv) the findings of the commissioner as to the optimum and appropri-
 8 ate percentage of reclaimed asphalt in paving mixtures for construction
 9 or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges in consider-
 10 ation of projected performance, safety and costs;
 11 (v) the quantity of reclaimed asphalt that would be used annually if
 12 the percentage of reclaimed asphalt content recommended by the commis-
 13 sioner were to be utilized in reclaimed asphalt pavement mixtures for
 14 all contracts for the construction or improvement of state and municipal
 15 highways or bridges, or sections thereof;
 16 (vi) existing or potential impediments to the maximum utilization of
 17 reclaimed asphalt pavement in contracts for the construction or improve-
 18 ment of state and municipal highways or bridges; and
 19 (vii) an analysis of the potential for the use of reclaime