NY Pub Auth L § 1299-FF (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 11-B - Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority 1299-FF - Formulation, Filing and Adoption of Master Plan; Amendments.

§   1299-ff.   Formulation,   filing  and  adoption  of  master  plan;   amendments.    The  authority  shall  formulate  a   master   plan   for   transportation within the district. In formulating such master plan, the   authority   shall   consult  and  cooperate  with  the  commissioner  of   transportation and planning authorities in the areas of its  operations,   and  shall utilize state, local or regional transportation planning. The   authority shall request and use existing studies, plans,  surveys,  data   and  other  materials  completed  by  or  under development by any state   agency or municipality  or  political  subdivision  of  the  state.  The   authority  shall  file  copies  of  such  plan  with the commissioner of   transportation, the Genesee-Finger Lakes Regional  Planning  Board,  the   city  council of the city of Rochester, the legislature of the county of   Monroe, and with the legislative body of any other  county,  within  the   district,  affected  by  such  plan, as hereinafter stated, except where   applications for state or federal aid have been filed for any particular   transportation undertaking prior to the enactment of  this  legislation.   The  plan  shall contain information regarding the transportation system   that the authority intends to provide  including  information  regarding   the   facilities   connected   therewith,  the  services  the  authority   contemplates providing and the estimated costs and the  proposed  method   of financing. During sixty days after the filing of the master plan with   the  commissioner of transportation, in the Office of the Genesee-Finger   Lakes Regional  Planning  Board  and  with  the  legislative  bodies  as   aforesaid,  said  plan  shall  be available for public inspection at the   office or offices of the authority and at such other places in the areas   affected, within the district,  as  the  authority  may  designate.  Not   earlier  than  thirty days after the filing of said master plan with the   commissioner  of  transportation,  the  Genesee-Finger  Lakes   Regional   Planning  Board  and  such  legislative bodies, a public hearing on said   plan shall be held by the authority. Notice of such a hearing  shall  be   given  to  the  commissioner of transportation, the Genesee-Finger Lakes   Regional Planning Board and the legislative bodies as aforesaid  and  by   publication  once  a week for two weeks prior to the said hearing at the   time  and  place  fixed  by  the  authority  in  newspapers  of  general   circulation  within the areas affected, to be selected by the authority.   The last publication date shall not be less than five days  before  said   hearing. Within thirty days following said public hearing, the authority   shall  provide  a  transcript  of  such  hearing  to the commissioner of   transportation, the Genesee-Finger Lakes Regional Planning Board and the   legislative bodies  as  aforesaid,  together  with  any  amendments  the   authority  may  propose  to the master plan. The authority shall request   approval of the master plan, including such amendments as the  authority   may   propose,  from  the  aforementioned  legislative  bodies  and  the   commissioner  of  transportation.  Any  part  of  said  plan  which   is   disapproved  by  a  political  subdivision  because  it  alters existing   services or the financing  thereof  within  said  political  subdivision   shall  not  become  operative.  This disapproval of part or parts of the   plan shall not make the entire plan inoperative. Any part of  said  plan   which  is  disapproved  by the commissioner of transportation because it   conflicts with a state-wide comprehensive master plan for transportation   or the Rochester Metropolitan transportation plan or, in the absence  of   such  plans,  would  have  an  adverse  effect upon sound transportation   development policy and planning, shall not become operative. If the said   legislative bodies or said regional planning board fail  to  act  within   said  sixty  days  or  in the case of the commissioner of transportation   within ninety days after approval is requested, said  failure  shall  be   deemed  approval,  and  the  authority  may  adopt  the master plan by a   majority vote of  its  membership  and  may  include  changes,  if  any,    recommended  by  said  commissioner of transportation, planning board or   said legislative bodies.The  master  plan  may be amended from time to time in the same manner   using the procedures outlined herein for the original  adoption,  except   that  proposed changes made by the authority upon recommendations of the   commissioner  of  transportation,  said  legislative   bodies   or   the   Genesee-Finger  Lakes  Regional  Planning Board in the first plan may be   embodied or continued by  a  majority  vote  of  the  authority  without   additional  hearings  thereon as required for the amendments proposed to   be made.