BILL NUMBER: S6256
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to authorizing county high-
way superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town, village,
or another county and authorizing the town highway superintendent to
contract with another municipality, district corporation, school
district, community college or any unit of the state university to
provide certain services and the use of town machinery, tools and equip-
ment
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to remove limitations placed upon county
highway superintendents to rent road machinery, and town highway super-
intendents to, upon board approval, contract with a municipality,
district, district corporation, school district, community college or
unit of the state university.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 117 of the highway law to authorize such
superintendents of highways to contract with any entity for such machin-
ery or work whether the entity is located in the county or town or in
any other county or town.
Section 2: Amends section 142-d of the highway law to clarify the
authority of a town highway superintendent to contract for the use of
tools or machinery from other political subdivisions.
Section 3: Sets the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The present provisions of sections 117 and 142 of the Highway Law permit
a county highway superintendent to rent road machinery to an entity
within the county and a town superintendent of highways, upon town board
approval, to contract with a village for the removal of snow and ice
from streets and the repair of sidewalks, providing the village is
located within the town.
However, there are restrictions placed on intermunicipal cooperation.
This bill is an attempt to further encourage the full use of county and
town highway machinery and equipment all to the benefit of the taxpayers
of the state. It should be further noted that article 5G of the General
Municipal Law is a broad grant of power to municipalities to contract
among themselves in providing certain services. This bill is consistent
with that article but also relates to community colleges and units of
the state university. This bill and article 5-G are consistent and are
designed to further the goals of intermunicipal cooperation
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2021: S4846, Passed senate
2022: S4846, Passed senate
2023: S4133-A, Passed senate
2024: S4133-A, Passed senate
Assembly
2021: A7133, Referred to transportation
2022: A7133, Referred to transportation
2023: A7696, Referred to transportation
2024: A7696, Referred to transportation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S6256: 117 highway law, 142-d highway law