Bill > S03544

This bill amends the New York highway law by lowering the required service life threshold for local street and highway improvement program capital projects from ten years to five years. Specifically, the legislation modifies a provision that requires municipalities to use at least 75% of certain apportioned funds for construction, reconstruction, or improvement of local highways, bridges, and highway-railroad crossings, where the project's service life is now reduced from ten to five years. The bill allows these municipal funds to be used to match other state and federal funds for highway projects, with the remaining funds available for various highway purposes such as acquiring maintenance materials and equipment. The change aims to provide municipalities with more flexibility in planning and implementing local transportation infrastructure projects by allowing them to invest in shorter-term improvements that still provide significant benefits to local transportation systems. The amendment takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3544