New York S 9216: 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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S09216 Summary:

BILL NOS09216 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05024-B

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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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.

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BILL NOS09216 

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02/17/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/26/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

02/26/2026PRINT NUMBER 9216A

03/06/2026AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 9216

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9216

 IN SENATE

 February 17, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 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;
 17 iii. Mid-Hudson Bridge;
 18 iv. Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge;
 19 v. Rip Van Winkle Bridge; and
 20 vi. Walkway over the Hudson Pedestrian Bridge.
 21 c. The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority shall study the follow-
 22 ing bridges:
 23 i. Bronx-Whitestone Bridge;
 24 ii. Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03164-09-6

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 1 iii. Henry Hudson Bridge;
 2 iv. Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge;
 3 v. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge;
 4 vi. Throgs Neck Bridge; and
 5 vii. Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
 6 d. The Thruway Authority shall study the following bridges:
 7 i. Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge; and
 8 ii. Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge.
 9 e. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shall study the
 10 following bridges:
 11 i. George Washington Bridge;
 12 ii. Bayonne Bridge;
 13 iii. Goethals Bridge; and
 14 iv. Outerbridge Crossing Bridge.
 15 2. Each such study shall include, at a minimum, an evaluation of the
 16 following for each bridge:
 17 a. the age of the bridge;
 18 b. the number and type of vessels traversing the waters below the
 19 bridge annually;
 20 c. the current condition of the bridge;
 21 d. any known or newly discovered chronic issue or problem with the
 22 bridge;
 23 e. the type, size, and construction of the support structures of the
 24 bridge;
 25 f. the type, size and construction of any barriers surrounding the
 26 ba