Bill > A08265

This bill amends the highway law and the New York State Urban Development Corporation Act to provide that the Department of Transportation shall not require a survey from any fiber optic utility for permitting or continuance of the use and occupancy of a state right-of-way for the purposes of installing, modifying, relocating, repairing, operating, or maintaining fiber optic facilities, under certain circumstances. It also expands the powers and duties of the Division of Broadband Access, including campaigning to increase awareness and enrollment in internet subsidy programs, working with the State Education Department to ensure schools and other public locations have access to reliable high-speed broadband, and maintaining a database of all grants awarded by the Division.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8265