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NY Hwy L § 247 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 247 - Refusal to Repair Bridges.

§  247. Refusal to repair bridges. Whenever any such bridge shall have   been or shall be so out of repair as to render it unsafe  for  travelers   to  pass  over  the  same, or whenever any such bridge shall have fallen   down, or been swept  away  by  a  freshet  or  otherwise,  if  the  town   superintendent  of  the adjoining town or towns, after reasonable notice   of such condition of the bridge, have neglected  or  refused,  or  shall   neglect or refuse to repair or rebuild it, then whatever funds have been   or  shall be necessarily or reasonably laid out or expended in repairing   such bridge or in rebuilding the same, by  any  person  or  corporation,   shall be a charge on such adjoining town or towns, each being liable for   its  just  proportion;  and  the person or corporation who has made such   expenditure, or shall make such expenditures, may apply to  the  supreme   court, at a special term, for an order requiring such towns severally to   reimburse such expenditures, which application shall be made upon papers   to  be served upon the town superintendents of such towns at least eight   days prior thereto; and the court may  grant  an  order  requiring  each   adjoining  town  or towns to pay its just proportion of the expenditure,   specifying the same; and the town superintendent of each of  such  towns   shall  forthwith  serve a copy of such order upon the supervisor of each   of their towns, who shall present the same to the board of  supervisors,   at  their  next annual meeting. The board of supervisors shall raise the   amount charged upon each town by the order, and cause  the  same  to  be   collected  and  paid  to  such  persons  or  corporation as incurred the   expenditure. The order shall be appealable.
NY Hwy L § 248 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 248 - Resolution of Board of Supervisors for Abolition of Toll Bridges.

§  248.  Resolution  of  board  of  supervisors  for abolition of toll   bridges. The board of supervisors  of  any  county  may,  and  upon  the   presentation  of  a petition signed by fifty per centum of the owners of   real property and representing a majority of the assessed  valuation  of   the  town  or  city  in which a toll bridge is wholly or partly situated   must, except where such bridge extends between the state of New York and   a foreign country, pass a resolution that public  interest  demands  the   abolition  of  such  toll  bridge  situate  wholly or partly within said   county. In  case  of  a  toll  bridge  situated  in  two  counties  such   resolution  shall  be  a  concurrent  resolution passed by the boards of   supervisors of the counties wherein said bridge is situated. Within  ten   days  after  the  passage  of such resolution the clerk or clerks of the   board or boards of supervisors shall transmit certified  copies  thereof   to  the department of transportation. Before transmitting such certified   copy or copies to the department of transportation, the board or  boards   of supervisors shall investigate as to the value of such toll bridge and   shall  prepare  an  estimate of the probable cost of acquiring the same,   and the clerk or clerks shall transmit such estimate, together with  any   data  in  relation  to  the value of such toll bridge which the board or   boards of supervisors may secure, to the  department  of  transportation   with the certified copy or copies of such resolution.
NY Hwy L § 249 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 249 - Investigation by the Department of Transportation.

§   249.  Investigation  by  the  department  of  transportation.  The   department of transportation shall upon the receipt of  such  resolution   or  concurrent  resolution, investigate and determine whether the bridge   so sought to be abolished is of sufficient  public  importance  to  come   within  the  provisions  of  this  article, taking into account the use,   location and value of such toll bridge for the purpose of common traffic   and travel and shall also investigate as  to  the  value  of  such  toll   bridge and from the estimate and data transmitted by the board or boards   of  supervisors,  or  from  such  other information as the department of   transportation may secure, prepare an estimate of the probable  cost  of   acquiring  such toll bridge. After such investigation such department of   transportation  shall  certify  its  approval  or  disapproval  of  such   resolution. If it shall disapprove such resolution, it shall certify its   reasons  therefor  to  such  board or boards of supervisors. If it shall   approve such resolution it shall certify its  approval  thereof  to  the   attorney  general,  and  shall  transmit to him the estimate made by the   department of transportation of the probable cost of acquiring such toll   bridge, together with any data the department of transportation may have   in its possession in relation to the value thereof.
NY Hwy L § 250 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 250 - Acquisition by Attorney General.

§  250.  Acquisition  by  attorney  general.  Upon the receipt of such   certification of approval the attorney general shall, in the name of the   people of the state, acquire title to said toll bridge and its franchise   rights in accordance with the provisions of the eminent domain procedure   law for the acquisition of property for public purposes. When said court   shall have determined the  value  of  such  toll  bridge,  the  attorney   general  shall  certify such determination to the comptroller and to the   board or boards of supervisors of the county or  counties  wherein  such   toll bridge is situated. After the receipt thereof, upon a majority vote   of  the  board  or  boards of supervisors, they shall adopt a resolution   approving the purchase of said toll bridge under the provisions of  this   article  and providing for the payment of the county's share thereof and   thereupon shall transmit a certified copy  of  such  resolution  to  the   state  comptroller.  The  acquisition and purchase of toll bridges under   the provisions of this article shall be taken up and carried forward  in   the order in which they are finally designated as determined by the date   of the receipt in each case of the certified copy of the approval by the   commissioner of transportation.
NY Hwy L § 251 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 251 - Payment of Expense of Acquisition.

§  251.  Payment  of  expense  of acquisition. One-half of the expense   incurred in the condemnation and acquirement of said toll  bridge  shall   be  paid  by  the department of taxation and finance upon the warrant of   the comptroller out of any specific appropriations made to carry on  the   provisions  of this article, but no such payment shall be made until the   county or counties in which said  toll  bridge  is  situate  shall  have   complied  with  all  the  provisions  hereof.  One-half  of the expenses   thereof shall be a charge, in the first instance,  upon  the  county  or   counties  in  which  said  toll bridge is situate, and the same shall be   paid by the county treasurer upon the requisition  of  the  comptroller,   but  the amount so paid shall be apportioned by the board of supervisors   so that thirty-five per centum of such cost shall be  a  general  county   charge  and  fifteen per centum shall be a charge upon the town or towns   or city or cities in which said toll bridge is wholly or partly located.   In case a toll bridge is located in two counties the fifty per centum of   the expense to be borne by the counties  shall  be  apportioned  between   them on the basis of their assessed valuation and the fifteen per centum   shall  be apportioned by the board of supervisors upon the town or towns   or city or cities in the same manner. The  board  of  supervisors  of  a   county,  the  town  board  of a town or the common council of a city may   determine that the portion of the expense  chargeable  to  such  county,   town,  or  city,  as  the  case  may be, shall be raised by taxation and   levied and collected as other municipal taxes, or the money therefor may   be raised, in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance law.
NY Hwy L § 252 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 252 - Maintenance of Bridge.

§  252.  Maintenance  of  bridge.  When  a toll bridge shall have been   acquired by the state under the provisions of this article it  shall  be   maintained  as  a  free bridge and the expense thereof shall be a charge   upon the town or towns or city or cities within which  it  is  situated.   Upon the acquisition of any toll bridge as provided in this article, the   board  or  boards of supervisors of the county or counties in which said   toll bridge is located shall upon notice of such  acquisition  from  the   comptroller,  accept  and  maintain  the  same  as a part of the highway   system of said county or counties and such acceptance shall be deemed to   have been formerly taken at the  expiration  of  twenty  days  from  the   notice of said acquisition by the state comptroller.
NY Hwy L § 253 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 253 - Use of Toll Bridge by Public Service Corporations; Conditions; Powers of Town Board.

§  253. Use of toll bridge by public service corporations; conditions;   powers of town board. After a bridge shall  be  acquired  by  the  state   under  the provisions of this article, the same shall not be used by any   railroad, telephone, gas, electric light, heat or power company  or  any   other public service corporation, for any purpose except upon such terms   and  the payment of such rental as shall be determined by the town board   of the town or towns and the common council of the city or cities within   which it is situated. The  money  received  therefor  shall  be  divided   equally between the localities. The provisions of this section, however,   shall not affect any existing contract for the use of such bridge by any   such  corporation, except that the compensation provided for such use in   such existing contract  shall  be  paid  to  the  localities  as  herein   provided.
NY Hwy L § 255 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 9 - Bridges 255 - Unsafe Toll Bridge.

§  255.  Unsafe  toll  bridge.  Whenever complaint in writing on oath,   shall be made to the town superintendent, of any town in which shall  be   in  whole  or  in  part  any  toll  bridge  belonging  to  any person or   corporation, representing that such  toll  bridge  has  from  any  cause   become  and is unsafe for the public use, such town superintendent shall   forthwith make a careful and thorough examination of such  toll  bridge,   and  if upon the examination thereof he shall be of the opinion that the   same has from any cause become dangerous or unsafe for  public  use,  he   shall thereupon give immediate notice to the owners of such toll bridge,   or  to any agent of such owners, acting as such agent in respect to such   bridge, that  he  has,  on  complaint  made,  carefully  and  thoroughly   examined  the  bridge,  and  found  it to be unsafe for public use. Such   owners shall thereupon immediately  commence  repairing  the  same,  and   cause  such  repairs  to  be  made  within one week from the day of such   notice given, or such reasonable time thereafter as may be necessary  to   thoroughly  repair the bridge, so as to make it in all respects safe and   convenient for public use. For neglect  to  take  prompt  and  effective   measures  so  to repair the bridge, its owners shall forfeit twenty-five   dollars, and shall not demand or receive any toll for using  the  bridge   until  the  same  shall be fully repaired. The town superintendent shall   cause such repairs to be made and the owners  of  the  bridge  shall  be   liable   for   the   expense  thereof,  and  for  the  services  of  the   superintendent, and upon the neglect or refusal to  pay  the  same  upon   presentation of an account therefor, the town superintendent may recover   the same by action, in the name of the town.
NY Hwy L § 260 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 260 - Payment of Cost of State Highway.

§  260.  Payment  of  cost of state highway. The entire expense of the   construction or improvement of a state highway  shall  be  paid  by  the   department  of  taxation and finance upon the warrant of the comptroller   issued upon the requisition of the department of transportation  out  of   any  specific  appropriation  made  available  for  the  construction or   improvement of state highways.
NY Hwy L § 261 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 261 - Apportionment and Source of Funds.

§  261.  Apportionment  and  source of funds. Construction of highways   under this chapter shall proceed equitably  among  counties  as  far  as   practicable, using as a basis the ratio that the unbuilt mileage in each   county  bears  to  the  total  unbuilt  mileage  in the state, as herein   provided. The  funds  necessary  to  provide  for  the  construction  or   improvement  of  the  highways  designated in sections three hundred and   forty and three hundred and forty-one of this chapter shall  be  derived   from  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of any bonds duly authorized for the   construction or improvement of highways, from funds contributed  by  act   of congress to the state of New York, for the construction of rural post   roads,   from   funds   furnished   by  the  counties,  towns  or  other   municipalities as provided by this chapter, or from funds  derived  from   direct appropriations by the legislature.The  obligation  of  the  state  for  any improvement provided in this   chapter, based on the engineer's estimate of the  cost  may  be  reduced   upon  the award of a contract therefor at an amount under which the cost   to the state will be less than the original obligation.
NY Hwy L § 262 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 262 - Appropriations by State for the Maintenance, Repair, and Reconstruction of State Highways and State Owned Bridges Thereon.

§  262.  Appropriations  by  state  for  the  maintenance, repair, and   reconstruction of state highways and state owned bridges thereon.  There   shall   be  annually  appropriated  for  the  maintenance,  repair,  and   reconstruction of  improved  state  highways  and  state  owned  bridges   thereon,  an amount sufficient to provide therefor, based upon estimates   by  counties,  prepared   and   submitted   by   the   commissioner   of   transportation.    In  addition thereto there shall be appropriated each   year for the same purposes an amount equal to  not  less  than  ten  per   centum  of  the  amount  appropriated  for  counties  to  be  known as a   maintenance  contingent  fund  to  be  used  by  the   commissioner   of   transportation  in his discretion to supplement the amounts appropriated   to each county for the maintenance, repair and reconstruction  of  state   highways  and  state owned bridges thereon. Such appropriations shall be   paid out of monies in the hands of the state department of taxation  and   finance   not   otherwise  appropriated  on  vouchers  approved  by  the   commissioner of transportation after audit by and on the warrant of  the   state comptroller.
NY Hwy L § 263 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 263 - Payment for Construction in Connection With Railroad Grade Crossing Eliminations.

§  263.  Payment  for  construction  in connection with railroad grade   crossing  eliminations.  In  carrying  out   railroad   grade   crossing   elimination  work under the provisions of the railroad law and the grade   crossing elimination act, if it becomes necessary, in  the  judgment  of   the commissioner of transportation, to provide for highway facilities in   those  instances where the department of transportation does not include   the same as a part of  the  order  covering  the  construction  for  the   payment  of  which  all  parties  to  the  elimination  are  required to   participate, the commissioner of transportation is authorized to provide   for the entire cost of such facilities out of any  funds  available  for   construction,  improvement or reconstruction of highways and to have the   same included in the department of transportation's order  and  to  have   the  work  performed  as  directed  by  it.  Any additional right of way   required for the facility provided  for  under  this  section  shall  be   acquired  by the county in the same way as the county acquires necessary   lands for state highway repair, construction or reconstruction or change   of course as provided in section ten,  subdivision  twenty-one,  of  the   highway law.
NY Hwy L § 264 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 264 - Provision of Funds by County or Town.

§  264.  Provision  of  funds by county or town. Whenever the board of   supervisors shall have, by resolution, appropriated and made immediately   available to the requisition of  the  department  of  transportation  an   amount  sufficient  to  pay its share of the cost of the construction or   improvement which is to be borne by the  county  within  which  a  state   highway or section thereof is located, such amount so appropriated shall   be  a  county  charge  and  shall be paid by the county treasurer of the   county in which such highway or section thereof  is  located,  upon  the   requisition  of  the  department of transportation.   Such amount may be   provided pursuant to the local finance law, and the board of supervisors   shall provide for the assessment, levy and collection by tax of  all  or   any part of the share of the cost of such improvement apportioned to the   county  which  has  not  been  provided  for  by  the issuance of county   obligations. Any town may provide pursuant to the local  finance  law  a   sufficient  sum  to  pay  the  share  of the cost of the construction or   improvement of a state highway, which is to be  borne  by  the  town  as   apportioned   by  the  department  of  transportation.    The  board  of   supervisors shall, from time to time, impose upon the  taxable  property   of  the  town a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest of such   town obligations, as the same shall become due. The board of supervisors   shall provide for the assessment, levy and collection by tax of  all  or   any  part of the share or shares of the town or towns which has not been   provided for by the issuance of town obligations.
NY Hwy L § 265 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 265 - Levy of Tax Upon County.

§  265.  Levy of tax upon county. Each supervisor shall present to the   clerk of the board of  supervisors,  on  or  before  November  tenth,  a   statement  specifying the amount paid during the preceding year ended on   October  thirty-first,  for   the   construction,   care,   maintenance,   preservation  and  repair of public bridges over streams or other waters   forming the boundary of such county. The board of supervisors shall levy   upon the taxable property of the county a  sum  sufficient  to  pay  its   proportion of such expense, and the same when collected shall be paid to   the  supervisor  of  such town to be applied to the fund from which such   expenses were paid.
NY Hwy L § 266 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 266 - Payment for Machinery, Tools, Equipment and Implements.

§  266.  Payment for machinery, tools, equipment and implements. After   the  authorization  of  the  purchase  of  machinery  or  equipment   as   prescribed  in  section one hundred forty-two, the town board may direct   and authorize the supervisor to complete the purchase of such  machinery   or  equipment.  If  bonds  or  notes are issued for the purchase of such   machinery, willful failure of the town  superintendent  to  include  the   amount  of  such  a  maturing  bond  or note and interest thereon in his   highway estimate shall be reason for removal from office. The amount  of   such  bond  or  note  and  the interest thereon shall be included in the   estimate of the town superintendent  required  by  section  one  hundred   forty-one  of  this  chapter to be prepared and filed by him in the year   immediately preceding the due date of such obligation. The  estimate  or   estimates  of  the  town superintendent, including the amount or amounts   required to pay such bonds or notes, shall  not  exceed  the  limitation   prescribed in section two hundred seventy-one of this chapter.Provided, however, that the town board at the meeting thereof at which   the  annual  estimate  is  adopted,  may appropriate from the unexpended   balance of money raised or received for the  repair  or  improvement  of   town highways, or from any other funds based on the estimate of the town   superintendent,  a  sum  sufficient to pay a part or all of any bonds or   notes and interest thereon, not exceeding  the  amount  earned  by  such   machine,  machines  or equipment, for the total number of hours actually   used  upon  the  highways  at  the  hourly  rate  fixed  by  the   state   commissioner  of  transportation,  provided,  that no more than half the   amount of such bonds or notes may be paid  from  the  moneys  raised  or   received  for  the  repair  or  improvement  of highways, and the amount   appropriated by the  town  board  shall  be  deducted  from  the  amount   included in the estimate of the town superintendent.
NY Hwy L § 269 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 10 - Finances 269 - Extraordinary Repairs of Highways and Bridges.

§  269.  Extraordinary repairs of highways and bridges. If any highway   or bridge or the board walk on any highway less than two rods in  width,   or  a  walk  built  to  replace  the  same under section one hundred and   fifty-one, shall at any time be damaged or destroyed by the elements  or   otherwise,  or become unsafe for public use and travel, or if any bridge   or the board walk on any highway less than two rods  in  width,  or  any   such  walk  built to replace the same, be condemned by the department of   transportation, as provided in this  chapter,  the  town  superintendent   shall  cause  the  same  to be immediately repaired or rebuilt, with the   approval of the town board. Such highway or bridge or walk shall  be  so   repaired  or  rebuilt in accordance with the directions or the plans and   specifications prepared or approved by the county superintendent; except   if the bridge or walk to be repaired or rebuilt is one  which  has  been   condemned  by  the  department  of  transportation,  as provided in this   chapter, the same shall be repaired or rebuilt in accordance with  plans   and  specifications  to  be  prepared  or  approved by the department of   transportation. The town clerk shall prepare  a  statement  showing  the   probable  cost  of  improving,  repairing  or rebuilding such highway or   bridge or walk, which statement  shall  be  signed  in  duplicate  by  a   majority of the members of the town board, one of which duplicates shall   be  filed  with  the  town clerk and one be delivered to the supervisor.   The town clerk shall make a copy of such statement and transmit the same   to the department of transportation. The supervisor shall  present  such   statement  to  the  board  of  supervisors,  who  shall cause the amount   contained in such statement to be assessed, levied and collected in  the   same manner as amounts levied and collected for other highway and bridge   purposes,  as provided by law. The amount so raised shall be paid to the   supervisor to be expended for the purposes specified in such  statement.   Nothing  herein contained shall be construed to prevent the financing of   such repairing or rebuilding, in whole or in part, pursuant to the local   finance law.