Designates South Park Avenue in or near Lackawanna a state highway

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Designates South Park Avenue in or near Lackawanna as a state highway.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Highway Law.

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Enactment of this legislation would designate South Park Avenue in the City of Lackawanna as a state highway, thereby relieving the city of the costs and effort associated with the care and maintenance of such road.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why April Baskin says this is needed

The City of Lackawanna is currently facing very serious financial prob- lems, due to a shrinking tax base and rising costs. Although city lead- ers have done a great deal to increase revenues, they are nonetheless faced with mounting Costs, such as road repair, maintenance and snow- plowing. Under New York's highway law, highways and roadways lying with- in city limits fall under the jurisdiction of said city, while state highways and state roadways fall under the jurisdiction of the state. The NYS Department of Transportation plows and maintains South Park Avenue outside of the city limits, and this legislation would include an additional 9,920 feet of South Park Avenue under NYS DOT jurisdiction, thereby relieving the City of Lackawanna of the costs associated with the care of this roadway.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

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