New York A 7318: Provides for the reestablishment of the Westchester parkway commission, to advise the commissioner of transportation

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A07318 Summary:

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Provides for the reestablishment of the Westchester Parkway Commission, to advise the commissioner of transportation regarding the operation and maintenance of the special parkways within the county of Westchester.

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BILL NOA07318 

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03/25/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7318

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to reestablishing
 the Westchester parkway commission

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

 1 Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new article
 2 14 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 14
 4 WESTCHESTER PARKWAY COMMISSION
 5 Section 310. Westchester parkway commission.
 6 311. General powers and duties of the commission.
 7 312. Meetings of the commission.
 8 § 310. Westchester parkway commission. 1. There is hereby created the
 9 Westchester parkway commission. The commission shall be an advisory
 10 council to the commissioner with respect to the operation and mainte-
 11 nance of the special parkways within the county of Westchester desig-
 12 nated in section seventy of this chapter and with respect to capital
 13 projects to be undertaken.
 14 2. The commission shall be composed of five members. The members shall
 15 be residents of the county of Westchester. The members shall be
 16 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and,
 17 except for the initial appointment terms, shall serve for a term of four
 18 years. The governor shall make such appointments, one upon the recommen-
 19 dation of the temporary president of the senate and one upon the recom-
 20 mendation of the speaker of the assembly, each initial appointee to
 21 serve for a term of one year; one from a list of names submitted by the
 22 county executive, which initial appointee shall serve a term of three
 23 years; one from a list of names submitted by the chairperson of the
 24 county legislative body, which initial appointee shall serve for a term
 25 of two years; and one who shall be the chairperson as designated by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10252-01-5

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 1 governor, which initial appointee shall serve for a term of four years.
 2 In the event of a vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled in the same
 3 manner as the original appointment. The commissioner, or such commis-
 4 sioner's designee, shall be an ex officio member of the commission.
 5 Members shall not receive a salary or other compensation, but shall be
 6 reimbursed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the perform-
 7 ance of their official duties.
 8 § 311. General powers and duties of the commission. The Westchester
 9 parkway commission shall have the following powers and duties:
 10 1. To assist in the development of standards for the operation and
 11 maintenance of the special parkways in Westchester county and to advise
 12 the commissioner with regard to such standards for operation and mainte-
 13 nance on such parkways.
 14 2. To monitor the parkway operation and maintenance activities
 15 performed on the special parkways in Westchester county by the depart-
 16 ment and to advise and report to the commissioner whether or not such
 17 standards as may have been adopted are being met.
 18 3. To act in conjunction with the commissioner with respect to assess-
 19 ment of parkway capital needs and evaluation of project alternatives,
 20 and priorities relating thereto.
 21 § 312. Meetings of the commission. The Westchester parkway commission
 22 shall meet at least four times a year at the call of the commissioner
 23 and shall kee