NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A39
SPONSOR: Gray TITLE OF BILL:
An act relating to authorizing the village of Canton to reduce the speed
limit on certain public roadways
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Allows the Village of Canton to lower the speed limit to 40 on East Main
Street in the village.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Pursuant to section 1643 of the vehicle and traffic law, this
legislation allows the Village of Canton in the Town of Canton to lower
its speed limit to 40 MPH on East Main Street in the village should they
establish such speed limit by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regu-
lation. Section 2: Provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation, which is at the request of the Village of Canton,
would lower the speed limit on East Main Street in the village. This
legislation empowers home rule to this municipality to lower the speed
of this road. Canton has had numerous accidents including automobiles
and pedestrians on this road that runs in front of the village medical
center, and this legislation is necessary to preserve the safety of the
residents of the Canton community.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024 - Referred to Transportation
2021/22 - S1869 passed Senate; A4760 committed to Rules
2020 - S.7072A/A.10030A
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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39
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GRAY, BLANKENBUSH, BENDETT -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT relating to authorizing the village of Canton to reduce the speed
limit on certain public roadways
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Pursuant to section 1643 of the vehicle and traffic law,
2 the village of Canton in the town of Canton in St. Lawrence County is
3 hereby authorized and empowered to lower the speed limit to 40 miles per
4 hour on East Main Street between mile marker 11 7506 1320 and mile mark-
5 er 11 7506 1332, in the village of Canton provided the governing body of
6 such village shall establish such speed limit by local law, ordinance,
7 order, rule or regulation.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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