New York S 5581: Establishes the Non-Degree Proprietary School Supervision and Student Protection Act

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S05581 Summary:

BILL NOS05581 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRTEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §21-g, Gen City L; add §29, Rail L

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Authorizes cities to request that railroad corporations perform railroad crossing, bridge and right of ways maintenance and to perform such maintenance if the corporation fails to do so.

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BILL NOS05581 

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5581

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the general city law and the railroad law, in relation
 to authorizing cities to request that railroad corporations perform
 railroad crossing, bridge and right of ways maintenance

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

 1 Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section
 2 21-g to read as follows:
 3 § 21-g. Railroad bridge and right of ways maintenance. 1. Any city
 4 through which a railroad route, as described in section sixteen of the
 5 railroad law, passes, except a railroad route on which trains or subways
 6 are operated by a public authority, may make a written request of the
 7 railroad corporation that owns the tracks, bridges and/or right of ways
 8 along such route within such city to perform maintenance of any and all
 9 bridges and/or right of ways, including but not limited to, the paint-
 10 ing, cleaning, repairing, or lighting of such bridges, and/or the clean-
 11 ing, grading, resurfacing, cutting or removal of trees, brush or
 12 foliage, and/or other maintenance of such right of ways.
 13 2. Any request made by a city in accordance with subdivision one of
 14 this section, must specify with particularity, the maintenance that the
 15 city is requesting to be performed, including the types of materials,
 16 processes, and equipment to be used, together with a description of the
 17 property at which the bridge or right of way is located.
 18 3. If, after ninety days of a request made by a city in accordance
 19 with subdivision one of this section, the railroad corporation has not
 20 completely complied with the request, then the city that made the
 21 request, may notify the railroad corporation that if such railroad
 22 corporation does not completely perform the requested maintenance within
 23 thirty days, that such city will perform, or contract to perform, such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09661-01-5

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 1 maintenance on behalf of, and at the expense of, such railroad corpo-
 2 ration.
 3 4. If, after thirty days of a notification made by a city in accord-
 4 ance with subdivision three of this section, the railroad corporation
 5 fails to completely comply with the request made by the city in accord-
 6 ance with subdivision one of this section, then the city making such
 7 request and providing such notice, may perform, or contract to perform
 8 the requested maintenance on behalf of, and at the expense of, such
 9 railroad corporation.
 10 5. A railroad corporation, that has not complied with the request made
 11 in accordance with subdivision one of this section, and has not complied
 12 with a notice made in accordance with subdivision three of this section,
 13 shall be deemed to have authorized and granted permission to the city
 14 making such request and providing such notice, and/or to the contractors
 15 of the city making such request and providing such notice, to enter and
 16 remain upon the property of the railroad corporation for the purpose of
 17 providing such requested maintenance. During the performance of the
 18 requested maintenance by the city making such request, and/or their
 19 contractor, the railroad corporation shall provide all cooperation
 20 necessary, including