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NY Hwy L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 1 - Short Title and Definitions 2 - Definitions.

§  2. Definitions. 1. When used in this chapter, unless the context or   subject matter  otherwise  requires,  the  terms  "state  department  of   transportation,"   "state  transportation  department,"  "department  of   transportation,"  "transportation  department,"   "department,"   "state   commissioner   of  transportation,"  "commissioner  of  transportation,"   "commissioner," and "state engineer," shall each be deemed to  refer  to   and  to  mean  the  state  department  of  transportation  and the state   commissioner of transportation, respectively.2. The term "county engineer"  or  "county  superintendent,"  when  so   used,   shall   mean   the   county   engineer  of  highways  or  county   superintendent of highways respectively.3. The term "town superintendent," when so used, shall mean  the  town   superintendent of highways.4.  A  highway  within  the meaning of this chapter shall be deemed to   include necessary  sluices,  drains,  ditches,  waterways,  embankments,   retaining walls and culverts having a width of opening of twenty feet or   less  except as provided in section two hundred and thirty, and also the   approaches of any bridge  or  culvert  beginning  at  the  back  of  the   abutments.  The  pavement  over  any  such bridge or culvert may also be   included as a part of the highway provided such  pavement  is  separated   from such structure by an earth fill.5. An "infant", as used in this chapter, shall mean any person who has   not attained the age of eighteen years.
NY Hwy L § 3 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 1 - Short Title and Definitions 3 - Classification of Highways.

§ 3. Classification of highways. Highways are hereby divided into five   classes.1. State highways are those constructed or improved under this chapter   at  the  sole expense of the state, including the highways specified and   described in sections three hundred and  forty  and  three  hundred  and   forty-one  of  this  chapter  and acts amendatory thereof, including the   highways  heretofore  classified  or  referred  to  as  county  highways   elsewhere  in this chapter and heretofore constructed or improved at the   joint expense of  state,  county  and  town,  or  state  and  county  as   heretofore provided by law.2.  Controlled  access  highways  are  those  state highways which are   entirely or partly constructed, reconstructed or improved at a  location   where  no  public  highway theretofore existed and to and from which the   owners or occupants of abutting property or of any other  persons  shall   have  no right of access either as pedestrians, as operators of vehicles   or in any other capacity, excepting at junctions of such  highways  with   other public highways, and also excepting as such access may be reserved   pursuant  to  the  description and map of the property which has been or   which hereafter shall be acquired in accordance with  this  chapter  for   the purpose of such controlled access highways.3.  State  thruways  are  those  highways  specified  and described in   section  three  hundred  forty-nine-a  of  this  chapter,   constructed,   improved or reconstructed as provided in such section.4.  County roads are those roads constructed, improved, maintained and   repaired under article six of this  chapter  and  roads  constructed  or   improved  under  a  general  or special law, which are maintained by the   county.5. Town highways are those constructed, improved or maintained by  the   town  with  the aid of the state or county, under the provisions of this   chapter, including  all  highways  in  towns,  outside  of  incorporated   villages  constituting  separate  road  districts which do not belong to   either of the two preceding classes.
NY Hwy L § 13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 13 - Qualifications of Certain Employees.

§  13.  Qualifications  of  certain  employees.  To  the  end that the   employees of the department of transportation engaged  in  the  work  of   constructing,  improving or maintaining highways under the provisions of   this chapter may be practical  highway  builders,  the  commissioner  is   authorized  to  indicate  to  the  civil service commission the relative   value which should be given to experience and scientific attainments.
NY Hwy L § 14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 14 - Rules and Regulations for State Highways.

§  14.  Rules  and regulations for state highways. The commissioner of   transportation is hereby empowered to make rules  and  regulations  from   time to time for the protection of any state highway or section thereof.   He  may  prohibit  the  use of chains or armored tires by motor vehicles   upon  such  highways,  and  any  violation  of  this  section  shall  be   punishable  as a traffic infraction. Any person convicted of a violation   of this section shall for a first conviction thereof be  punished  by  a   fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than   fifteen  days  or  by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such   conviction within  eighteen  months  thereafter  such  person  shall  be   punished  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  or by   imprisonment for not more than forty-five days or by both such fine  and   imprisonment;  upon  a  third  or  subsequent conviction within eighteen   months after the first conviction such person shall  be  punished  by  a   fine  of  not more than two hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for   not more than ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
NY Hwy L § 15 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 15 - Removal of Vehicles.

§ 15. Removal of vehicles. 1. The commissioner of transportation shall   have  the power to cause the removal and disposition of any vehicle left   unattended for more than twenty-four hours within the right  of  way  of   any   state   highway   or  on  any  other  public  property  under  his   jurisdiction.2. The commissioner of transportation shall have the  power  to  cause   the  immediate  removal,  from the right of way of any state highway, of   any vehicle which obstructs or interferes with the use of such a highway   for  public  travel;  or  which  obstructs  or   interferes   with   the   construction,  reconstruction or maintenance of such a highway; or which   obstructs or interferes with the clearing or removal of snow or ice from   such a highway; or which obstructs or interferes with any  operation  of   the department of transportation during a public emergency.3.  The owner of a vehicle removed under any of the provisions of this   section may be charged the reasonable cost of  removal  and  disposition   thereof.4.  The term vehicle, as used in this section, shall mean every device   in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or   drawn upon a highway, except  devices  moved  by  human  power  or  used   exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
NY Hwy L § 16 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 16 - Removal of Noxious Weeds and Brush Within State Highways.

§  16.  Removal  of noxious weeds and brush within state highways. The   commissioner of transportation may cause noxious weeds, briers and brush   growing within the bounds of state highways to be cut and  removed,  and   the  cost thereof shall be paid from funds as now provided under section   two hundred and sixty-two of the highway law.
NY Hwy L § 17 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 17 - Public Hearings.

§  17.  Public  hearings.  To give the public an opportunity to become   fully acquainted with proposed highway projects and to express its views   on the social,  economic  and  environmental  effects  of  the  proposed   facilities,  the  commissioner of transportation, as he deems necessary,   shall hold a public hearing or hearings, or offer  the  opportunity  for   such  hearing  or  hearings  in  order  to  consider the various highway   locations or corridors and designs deemed feasible by  the  commissioner   of  transportation  for  the  construction  or  reconstruction  at a new   location of any highway heretofore or hereafter authorized  pursuant  to   the  provisions  of this chapter or any other general or special law, or   extensions of such highways, notwithstanding the fact that a  particular   highway location or corridor may be specified by law. Provided, however,   that  nothing herein shall be construed to authorize construction of any   highway  in  a  location  or  corridor  different  from  that  which  is   authorized  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this chapter or any other   general or special law, or to require construction of any highway  in  a   location  or  corridor  so authorized if, after such hearing or hearings   and based on all the evidence available to him, the  commissioner  finds   such  location  or  corridor  not  feasible.  Prior  to  such hearing or   hearings, the commissioner of transportation  shall  consider  and  make   available  to  the  public the various locations or corridors and design   alternates which he deems feasible.
NY Hwy L § 19 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 19 - Planting Trees and Shrubs Along State Highways.

§ 19. Planting trees and shrubs along state highways. The commissioner   of  transportation,  in  his  discretion,  may  plant  rows or groups of   suitable trees along the bounds  of  existing  state  highways  at  such   places  as he may determine and may also plant on the banks of such cuts   and fills as were made in constructing, reconstructing or improving such   highways such shrubs as are necessary and suitable to  prevent  or  stay   erosion thereof. Upon the construction, reconstruction or improvement of   any  state  highway the commissioner of transportation shall plant along   such highways rows or  groups  of  suitable  trees,  except  where  such   highways  pass  through wooded sections of country, and shall also plant   on the banks of such  cuts  and  fills  as  are  made  in  constructing,   reconstructing  or  improving such highways such shrubs as are necessary   and suitable to prevent or stay erosion  thereof.  The  commissioner  of   transportation  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  owner of the abutting   premises, enter upon such premises to plant suitable trees or shrubs  as   he may determine as desirable for reasons of safety and to maintain such   trees  and shrubs for a period not to exceed two years. The commissioner   of transportation is not required to plant shrubs and  trees  under  the   provisions   of  this  section  should  such  plantings  already  be  in   existence, should the soil in any place be too stony for  such  planting   or  should  such planting imperil the safety of the public. The work may   be done by forces in the department or by contract  let  to  the  lowest   responsible bidder after due advertisement.  Moneys appropriated for the   construction  and  maintenance  of state highways shall be available for   any of the work authorized by this section.
NY Hwy L § 20 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 20 - Roadside Rest Areas.

§  20.  Roadside  rest areas. 1. The commissioner of transportation is   hereby authorized and empowered to acquire roadside  sites  along  state   highways  and  to  develop  roadside  rest  areas.  The commissioner may   utilize for this purpose suitable lands  already  owned  by  the  state,   except  that  use  of any such lands in the forest preserve or under the   jurisdiction of the department of environmental conservation shall first   be approved by the commissioner of environmental  conservation  and  the   use  of  any  lands  under  the  jurisdiction of the office of parks and   recreation shall first be approved by  the  commissioner  of  parks  and   recreation.2.  Such  sites  shall  be  so  located as to give convenient and safe   access thereto by vehicular traffic and shall be chosen with regard both   to the roadside rest and recreational needs of the traveling public  and   suitability for the purpose.3.  The  commissioner  may  in  his  discretion  develop such sites by   providing any  or  all  of  the  following:  a  water  supply,  sanitary   facilities,  parking  space for automobiles or such other non-commercial   facilities as are suitable for rest  and  relaxation  stops  by  highway   travelers.  The commissioner may also permit the installation of vending   machines dispensing such food, drink and  other  articles  as  he  deems   appropriate  or  desirable.    Such  sites  shall be suitably marked and   markings indicating their location may be erected  on  highways  leading   thereto.4.  At  the  discretion  of  the  commissioner  such rest areas may be   maintained by state expenses from any appropriation for the  maintenance   of  state  highways,  or he may enter into agreement with any authorized   municipality for the maintenance by the municipality of such a  roadside   rest  area  for such period and in accordance with such standards as may   be agreed upon.
NY Hwy L § 21 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 2 - Commissioner of Transportation 21 - Restoration, Preservation and Enhancement of Natural or Scenic Beauty.

§  21.  Restoration, preservation and enhancement of natural or scenic   beauty. The commissioner of  transportation  is  hereby  authorized  and   empowered  to  acquire  property  for  the restoration, preservation and   enhancement of natural or scenic beauty  of  areas  traversed  by  state   highways,  in order for the state to comply with any federal aid highway   acts. Acquisition of property for the purposes of this section shall  be   in  the  manner  provided by section thirty of this chapter, except that   any  property  in  the  city  of  New  York,  which  is  deemed  by  the   commissioner  of transportation and the city of New York to be necessary   for the purposes of this section, shall be acquired by the city  of  New   York   in   the  same  manner  as  provided  in  section  three  hundred   forty-nine-c of this chapter relating to the acquisition of property for   the state arterial system in the city of New York. However, any property   located more than six hundred sixty feet from the nearest  edge  of  the   right  of  way  of any state highway, as shown on the final construction   plans for such highway on file  in  the  department  of  transportation,   shall  be  acquired  for  the  purposes of this section only by grant or   purchase. The term "property" as used in  this  section  is  defined  to   include   lands,   waters,   rights  in  lands  or  waters,  structures,   franchises, and interest  in  land,  including  lands  under  water  and   riparian rights and any and all other things and rights usually included   within  the  said  term  and includes also any and all interests in such   property  less  than  full  title,  such  as  easements,  permanent   or   temporary,   rights-of-way,   uses,   leases,  licenses  and  all  other   incorporeal hereditaments and every estate, interest or right, legal  or   equitable.  Notwithstanding  any  provision of this section, no property   may be appropriated for the purposes of this section which is  in  areas   zoned  industrial  or  commercial  under authority of state law or areas   which are used predominantly for industrial or commercial activities.
NY Hwy L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 31 - Exchange of Reservation Lands of the Seneca Nation of Indians.

§  31.  Exchange of reservation lands of the Seneca Nation of Indians.   1. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  Seneca  Nation  of   Indians  which  owns and occupies reservation lands or any real property   interest therein as the common property of the Seneca Nation may, by the   act of the Seneca Council and, if required by federal statute or treaty,   with the approval of appropriate federal officials, grant and convey any   such lands or real property  interest  therein  to  the  state  for  the   construction  of Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) upon such terms and   conditions as the Seneca Council shall deem to be just  and  reasonable.   The  terms  lands  and  real  property  interest therein as used in this   section  shall  include  lands,  waters,  rights  in  lands  or  waters,   structures,  franchises  and  interests  in  land, including lands under   water and riparian rights, and any  and  all  other  things  and  rights   usually  included  within  the  said terms and includes also any and all   interests in such land and  property  less  than  full  title,  such  as   permanent  or  temporary  easements, right-of-way uses, leases, licenses   and all other incorporeal hereditaments, and every estate,  interest  or   right, legal or equitable.2.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of any other law, the commissioner   of  transportation  is  hereby  authorized,  where  such   property   is   identified  and  requested  by  the  Seneca  Nation, to acquire property   outside the Seneca reservations, in the same manner as other property is   acquired for state highway purposes pursuant to this chapter or  to  use   property  under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation, to   be exchanged in whole or in part on terms beneficial to  the  state  for   Seneca  reservation lands or real property interests therein acquired or   to be acquired from the Seneca Nation for the construction of  Route  17   (Southern  Tier  Expressway).  In  order to effect any such exchange the   commissioner of transportation  is  hereby  authorized  to  execute  and   deliver,  in  the  name of the people of the state, a quitclaim of, or a   grant in and to, such property, to the Seneca Nation  involved  to  hold   for  the benefit of the Nation. Each such instrument of conveyance shall   be prepared by the attorney general and, before delivery thereof,  shall   be approved by him as to form and manner of execution.3. Any propery granted and conveyed to the Seneca Nation of Indians in   exchange for reservation lands or interests in real property pursuant to   the  provisions  of  this section shall thereafter be Indian reservation   lands, enjoying all the rights and privileges and  subject  to  all  the   limitations  which  now  or hereafter shall inhere in Indian reservation   lands under law.
NY Hwy L § 39 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 39 - Patented Material or Articles.

§  39. Patented material or articles. In the construction, maintenance   or repair of state highways, no patented  material  or  article  or  any   other  material  or  article  shall  be  specified,  contracted  for  or   purchased, except under such circumstances that there can  be  fair  and   reasonable  opportunity  for competition, the conditions to secure which   shall be prescribed by the commissioner of transportation.
NY Hwy L § 41 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 41 - Maintenance of Highways After Preliminary Work Pending Permanent Paving.

§ 41. Maintenance of highways after preliminary work pending permanent   paving.  Upon  the  completion of a contract for the preliminary grading   and structures of a state highway  the  commissioner  of  transportation   shall  maintain  said  preliminary  grading  and  structures  until  the   permanent pavement is laid thereon and charge the cost thereof  together   with  the  state's  share of the cost of said permanent pavement against   the money appropriated and  available  for  the  construction  of  state   highways.
NY Hwy L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 42 - Maintenance of Detours During Construction.

§  42. Maintenance of detours during construction. The maintenance and   repair of any highway or right of way designated by  official  order  of   the  department  of  transportation  for  use  as  a  detour, during the   construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a state  highway,  shall   be  under  the supervision of the department of transportation and shall   be paid out of the construction fund.  Such  highway  or  right  of  way   designated  as  a  detour  by  the department of transportation shall be   deemed as an improved highway  during  construction,  reconstruction  or   repair,  when the detour is necessary, and shall be maintained, repaired   and under the supervision of the department of  transportation  for  the   period of necessity only.
NY Hwy L § 42-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 42-A - Establishment of Temporary Detours When State Highways Are Being Maintained or Repaired.

§  42-a.  Establishment  of  temporary detours when state highways are   being maintained or repaired. Notwithstanding the provisions of  section   one  hundred four of this chapter, whenever in the maintenance or repair   of a state highway, it is determined by  the  commissioner  that  it  is   necessary  to  provide  for  a  temporary  detour  over alternate roads,   streets, highways or routes, the commissioner shall have the  power  and   authority  to  establish  such  temporary  detour  over alternate roads,   streets, highways or routes as he deems necessary  and  proper  for  the   protection  of  the  traveling  public  with  the posting of conspicuous   signs, or use of flagmen, or  a  combination  thereof,  indicating  such   temporary  detour.  Such  temporary  detour shall be adequate to prevent   unreasonable delay in the movement of traffic on said state highway.  As   used  herein  "temporary  detour"  shall  be  a detour of an anticipated   duration not to exceed two weeks.
NY Hwy L § 43 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 43 - Intersections, Grading and Paving on County Roads and Town Highways at Intersection With and During Construction or Reconstruction of State Highways.

§  43.  Intersections,  grading  and  paving  on county roads and town   highways at intersection with and during construction or  reconstruction   of  state  highways. Whenever in the construction or reconstruction of a   state highway it is determined by the commissioner of transportation  to   modify  the grade or alignment of such state highway at its intersection   with a county road or a town highway, the commissioner of transportation   shall have power and authority to provide for and to grade  and  pave  a   safe  intersection  upon the intersecting county road or town highway as   he deems necessary and proper for the protection of the traveling public   and the expense thereof shall be borne as a part  of  the  cost  of  the   construction  or  reconstruction  of  such  state  highway  and shall be   payable from any moneys appropriated for the construction or improvement   or reconstruction of state highways.
NY Hwy L § 44 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 3 - State Highways 44 - Acceptance of State Highways When Completed.

§ 44. Acceptance of state highways when completed. Upon the completion   of  a state highway, or section thereof, constructed or improved under a   contract  let  as  provided  in  this  article,  the   commissioner   of   transportation  shall  cause the same to be inspected and if he approve,   accept the work.