New York A 5024: Directs the department of transportation and certain public authorities to study certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state

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A05024 Summary:

BILL NOA05024B

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SAME ASSAME AS S09216

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SPONSORJacobson

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Directs the Department of Transportation, the Bridge Authority, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel authority, the Thruway authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to each conduct a study of certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state to determine whether such bridges have the structural integrity to withstand an impact from large vessels such as cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships; requires a report and recommendations; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Go to top A05024 Actions:

BILL NOA05024B

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02/11/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

01/29/2026amend (t) and recommit to transportation

01/29/2026print number 5024a

02/10/2026reported referred to ways and means

02/27/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

02/27/2026print number 5024b

Go to topA05024 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION Chair:Magnarelli 
DATE:02/10/2026AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means MagnarelliAyeMillerAye

LupardoAyeMcDonoughExcused

SimonAyeDeStefanoAye

WilliamsAyeDursoExcused

McMahonAyeGiglioAye

GallagherExcusedSlaterAye

MitaynesAyeBendettAye

De Los SantosAyeChludzinskiAye

CunninghamAye

AlvarezAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

EachusAye

BurroughsAye

WrightAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

HooksAye

Go to topA05024 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05024 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5024--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transporta-
 tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
 and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to directing the department of transportation and
 certain public authorities to study certain bridges spanning bodies of
 water connected to deep water ports in the state to determine whether
 such bridges have the structural integrity to withstand an impact from
 a large vessel; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
 the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. 1. The Department of Transportation, the Bridge Authority,
 2 the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, the Thruway Authority, and
 3 the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as applicable, shall each
 4 conduct a study to determine the ability of certain bridges in the state
 5 to withstand an impact to the support structures of such bridges from
 6 large ships, including but not limited to, cargo vessels, oil tankers,
 7 and passenger ships. Upon the conclusion of each such study, the commis-
 8 sioner and the public authorities shall each prepare and issue a compre-
 9 hensive report of their study findings and recommendations for improve-
 10 ments to each bridge, if any.
 11 a. The Department of Transportation shall study the following bridges:
 12 i. Dunn Memorial Bridge; and
 13 ii. Patroon Island Bridge.
 14 b. The Bridge Authority shall study the following bridges:
 15 i. Bear Mountain Bridge;
 16 ii. Newburgh-Beacon Bridge;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03164-08-6

 A. 5024--B 2

 1 iii. Mid-Hudson Bridge;
 2 iv. Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge;
 3 v. Rip Van Winkle Bridge; and
 4 vi. Walkway over the Hudson Pedestrian Bridge.
 5 c. The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority shall study the follow-
 6 ing bridges:
 7 i. Bronx-Whitestone Bridge;
 8 ii. Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge;
 9 iii. Henry Hudson Bridge;
 10 iv. Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge;
 11 v. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge;
 12 vi. Throgs Neck Bridge; and
 13 vii. Verrazzano-Narrows Br