Bill > A00023

This bill requires the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand its existing vegetative management program to include the removal of invasive vines that pose a significant safety risk to highways. Specifically, the bill mandates that the DOT identify and remove vines that have grown into or around trees in a way that compromises the trees' structural integrity, creating an imminent danger of trees or tree limbs falling onto state highways or thruways. This provision aims to enhance roadside safety by proactively addressing potentially hazardous vegetation that could cause accidents or damage to infrastructure. The new requirement will be added as section 333 to the state's highway law, and the bill will go into effect 60 days after becoming law, giving the DOT time to implement the new vegetation removal guidelines.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A23