New York A 9238: Requires the department of transportation to study the regional fairness of state funding for local roadway paving purposes

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A09238 Summary:

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Requires the department of transportation to study the regional fairness of state funding for local roadway paving purposes, including but not limited to the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), State Touring Routes program, PAVE-NY, Pave Our Potholes (POP), and other existing local roadway aid programs, and to make recommendations concerning the reinstatement of the suburban highway improvement program (SHIPS) funding program.

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BILL NOA09238 

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11/07/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9238

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 7, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to require the department of transportation to study the regional
 fairness of state funding for local roadway paving purposes; 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. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that communities
 2 across the state experience distinct transportation and roadway infras-
 3 tructure needs due to factors such as population density, traffic
 4 volumes, freight movement, and overall roadway usage. The former Long
 5 Island and Hudson Valley suburban highway improvement programs (SHIPS),
 6 established under sections 10-f and 10-g of the highway law, provided
 7 targeted funding to address these types of regional infrastructure chal-
 8 lenges. Since the program was exhausted in 1997, questions have arisen
 9 as to whether current funding streams, including the consolidated local
 10 street and highway improvement program (CHIPS), state touring routes,
 11 PAVE-NY, and other local roadway aid programs provide equitable and
 12 regionally fair support to localities in all parts of New York. It is
 13 therefore the intent of the legislature to direct the department of
 14 transportation to study the regional equity of existing local roadway
 15 aid formulas and programs, and to make recommendations as to whether
 16 adjustments are needed, including consideration of whether SHIPS, or a
 17 substantially similar program be reestablished and funded.
 18 § 2. Study. The department of transportation is hereby directed to
 19 conduct a comprehensive study on the fairness and adequacy of state aid
 20 provided to municipalities for local roadway paving and maintenance
 21 purposes, including, but not limited to, the consolidated local street
 22 and highway improvement program (CHIPS), state touring routes program,
 23 PAVE-NY, pave our potholes (POP), and other relevant programs. Such
 24 study shall include:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14032-01-5

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 1 (a) an evaluation of how current funding formulas are calculated,
 2 including a breakdown of all factors used, and whether those factors are
 3 transparent and understandable to local governments;
 4 (b) an analysis of historical and current distributions of such fund-
 5 ing by region, with a breakdown of per-lane-mile and per-capita aid,
 6 including Long Island, Hudson Valley, New York city, upstate urban
 7 areas, and rural regions;
 8 (c) an assessment of whether the needs of regions with high traffic
 9 volumes, extreme weather impacts, aging infrastructure, higher
 10 construction or labor costs, or limited fiscal capacity are equitably
 11 addressed under the current funding formulas and allocations;
 12 (d) a comparison of local roadway usage, traffic volumes, and infras-
 13 tructure costs in all major regions relative to state aid received for
 14 roadway paving and maintenance;
 15 (e) an identification of funding gaps, inequities, and the eligibility
 16 of project types or equipment expenses covered under existing aid