Bill > A05277

This bill designates the Nassau-Suffolk transportation coordinating committee as the official metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for Long Island, responsible for receiving federal transportation funds and planning urban transportation processes for Nassau and Suffolk counties, and allows this committee to withdraw from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC). An MPO is a transportation policy-making and planning organization that is required by federal law to receive federal transportation funds for urbanized areas. The bill outlines the committee's purpose, membership (including county executives, the MTA chair, and the state DOT commissioner), and operational structure, including the establishment of a central staff to handle planning activities and a program, finance, and administration committee for day-to-day oversight. It also details procedures for developing transportation plans and improvement programs, coordinating with adjacent MPOs, and managing funding, with the state Department of Transportation playing a key role in financial operations and pre-financing the central staff.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5277