New York S 10404: Directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state for wildlife crossings

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S10404 Summary:

BILL NOS10404 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11477

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BRISPORT, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, MAY, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, SEPULVEDA,
 SERRANO, TEDISCO, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the department of motor vehicles, to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.

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BILL NOS10404 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10404

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BRISPORT, HARCKHAM, JACKSON,
 KAVANAGH, MAY, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, TEDISCO,
 WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
 ted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to enact the "New York wildlife crossing act"; to direct the
 department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority
 to identify sites along all highways, thruways, and parkways in the
 state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public
 safety and improve habitat connectivity; and to create a list of wild-
 life crossing opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be
 available to implement the top five projects identified

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York wildlife crossing act".
 3 § 2. For the purposes of this act:
 4 "Wildlife crossing" means a structure designed or retrofitted to
 5 enable wildlife to successfully cross roads and other human-caused
 6 barriers to wildlife movement. Such crossings may include but not be
 7 limited to culverts, bridges, wildlife underpass tunnels, wildlife over-
 8 pass bridges, and fencing associated with such structures.
 9 § 3. The department of transportation, in conjunction with the New
 10 York state thruway authority, and in consultation with the department of
 11 environmental conservation and the department of motor vehicles, shall
 12 identify opportunities for wildlife crossings in connection with the
 13 planning, design, construction, reconstruction, or significant rehabili-
 14 tation of state highways, bridges, culverts, and roadways.
 15 Such identification shall be based on available data, including but
 16 not limited to wildlife-vehicle collision data, habitat connectivity
 17 needs, and environmental considerations to improve wildlife habitat
 18 connectivity, reduce wildlife vehicle collisions, and increase public
 19 safety for New York motorists. The department of transportation shall
 20 develop and maintain a prioritized list of wildlife crossing opportu-
 21 nities identified through such project-based evaluations, which shall be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01450-02-6

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 1 updated periodically. The list of crossing sites shall be determined by
 2 the following:
 3 (a) (i) Identification of road segments that pose a risk to successful
 4 wildlife movement and habitat connectivity, or that pose a risk to the
 5 traveling public due to wildlife-vehicle collisions in connection with
 6 the planning, design, construction, reconstruction, or significant reha-
 7 bilitation of state highways, bridges, culverts, and roadways;
 8 (ii) Any available or subsequently collected data, or recommendations
 9 provided by the department of environmental conservation, the department
 10 of transportation, and the department of motor vehicles on needed road-
 11 way mitigation measures