Legislative Bill to remove Tolls from Grand Island Bridges and remove thruway authority from the Niagara section of the 190 from Dingens Street over the Grand Island Bridges and to Niagara Falls New York.

Legislative Bill Drafting Commission 14894-01-8

In Senate- Introduced by Senator George Maziarz

*PUBAUTULA*
(Removes the Niagara section of the thruway from control of the thruway authority and puts it under the department of transportation’s control.)

Pub Aut. Niagara Thruway section

The people of the state of New York , represented in the senate and assembly do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 356 of the public authorities law is REPEALED and subdivision 9 is renumbered 8.

2 subdivision4 of section 356-a of the public authorities law is REPEALED and subdivision 5, as added by chapter 741 of the laws of 1957, is amended to read as follows:

The thruway constructed along the route described in subdivision eight of section three hundred fifty-six of this article shall be known as “The Algonquin Path”.

Subdivision 6 of section 349-a of the highway law is REPEALED and subdivision 7, 8 and 9 are renumbered subdivisions 6, 7 and 8.

The highway law is amended by adding a new section 341-b to read as follows:

341-b Acceptance of a bridge and highway as part of the state highway system. The state accepts as a part of the system of state highways A certain bridge and highway starting at the junction of the Erie and Ontario sections of the thruway at a point in the vicinity of the crossing of Dingens Street and the Lehigh Valley Rail Road in the town of Cheektowaga, thence generally in a westerly direction to Erie Street in the city of Buffalo, thence through the front and north between Niagara Street and to the ship canal to the right of way of the abandoned Erie canal near the northern end of such ship canal, thence generally along such right of way, deviating therefrom to make connection with the easterly approach of the south Grand Island bridge, thence across the Niagara River, utilizing the existing South Grand Island, thence along or parallel to existing Grand Island blvd, across across the Niagara River, utilizing the existing North Grand Island bridge and such bridge and highway shall be part of such system, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner of transportation, and hereafter maintained, repaired or reconstructed solely at the expense of the state, notwithstanding the provision of any other provision of law.

The aforesaid highway will be under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of transportation and in any future improvement shall be eligible for federal aid in the same manner as any other state highway or bridge.

This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall become a law: provided, however, that effective immediately the addition, amendment and or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on it’s effective date are authorized and directed and to be made and completed on or before such date.