New York A 6690: Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York State Temporary Commission on the Threat of Rising Oceans"

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A06690 Summary:

BILL NOA06690 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGibbs

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COSPNSRHevesi, Hyndman, Gallagher

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Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the New York city department of transportation and New York city department of housing preservation and development, to study the transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands.

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BILL NOA06690 

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03/06/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6690

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 7, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, HEVESI, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
 transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands

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

 1 Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation
 2 with the New York city department of transportation and New York city
 3 department of housing preservation and development, shall conduct a
 4 comprehensive study of the transportation and housing needs of Randalls
 5 and Wards Islands. Such study shall include, but not be limited to,
 6 increasing the frequency of bus service from Randalls and Wards Islands
 7 to all connected boroughs and the development of affordable housing on
 8 Randalls and Wards Islands.
 9 § 2. The metropolitan transportation authority, New York city depart-
 10 ment of transportation and New York city department of housing preserva-
 11 tion and development, shall jointly prepare a report which shall be
 12 submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the
 13 speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the
 14 minority leader of the assembly, within one year after the effective
 15 date of this act, containing findings and recommendations for potential
 16 legislative and regulatory actions to address the transportation and
 17 housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04854-01-5

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