Authorizes the town of Yorktown, Westchester county, shall have the ability to install and operate photo speed violation monitoring systems within construction or maintenance work areas that fall within the border or jurisdiction of such municipality; makes related provisions.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6519A
SPONSOR: Slater TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to owner
liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum
speed limits in the town of Yorktown, Westchester county; and to amend
the general municipal law, in relation to making technical corrections
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Allows Yorktown to install temporary speed cameras in work zones.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill names this act as Jake's Law.
Section 2 of the bill amends paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section
1180-e of the vehicle and traffic law in order to expand the existing
highway work.zone speed camera program to all municipal roadways within
the town of Yorktown (Westchester County), when the town approves in
writing to the Commissioner of Transportation.
Section 3 of the bill outlines the adjudication procedures related
notices of violation of the work zone camera program enacted herein.
Section 4 of the bill authorizes the Commissioner and the town of York-
town to install advance warning signs of the presence of cameras under
this program as well as a public information campaign to notify and
educate motorists about this program.
Section 5 of the bill is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Highway work zones are dangerous areas for those working to repair and
maintain our roads. Too often, people speed through these areas, thereby
placing highway workers in grave danger. It is impossible to station a
police officer in every work zone across the state. Therefore, it is
imperative that we allow municipalities to install temporary speed
cameras in these areas in order to discourage dangerous driving habits,
so that we may better protect our highway workers.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A.9283A
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
The revenues generated through this legislation will offset the cost to
local government of installing and maintaining the cameras.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninety days after it shall have become law
