N.Y. Transportation Law 472 – Powers and duties of the commissioner
* § 472. Powers and duties of the commissioner. In addition to other powers provided for in law, the commissioner is hereby authorized:
Terms Used In N.Y. Transportation Law 472
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the state of New York. See N.Y. Transportation Law 471
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Federal assistance: shall mean funds available from the federal government for any municipal transportation infrastructure project. See N.Y. Transportation Law 471
- Municipal transportation infrastructure project: shall mean a transportation infrastructure project undertaken by a municipality with funds provided in whole or in part by the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000, for those transportation programs set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of this article, pursuant to an agreement between such municipality and the commissioner. See N.Y. Transportation Law 471
- Municipality: shall mean a city; a county not wholly contained within a city; a town; a village; a public benefit corporation or other public authority or corporation, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly. See N.Y. Transportation Law 471
- Transportation infrastructure project: shall mean a project undertaken with funds provided in whole or in part by the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000, for those transportation programs set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of this article. See N.Y. Transportation Law 471
1. To provide for the accomplishment of any authorized transportation infrastructure project, and to provide for the accomplishment of any authorized municipal transportation infrastructure project, within the limitations of appropriations available therefor, pursuant to contract between the commissioner and the municipality undertaking such project.
2. To utilize federal moneys available or which may become available to the state, or to a municipality in the form of federal assistance for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this article.
3. To enter into contracts with any person, firm, corporation, agency or other entity, private or governmental, for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this article.
4. To promulgate such rules and regulations, and to develop such forms and procedures as he or she may deem appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this article, including but not limited to requirements for the form, content and submission of applications by municipalities for state financial assistance for municipal transportation infrastructure projects.
5. To approve vouchers for the payment of state financial assistance to persons, firms, corporations or agencies, private and governmental, and municipalities pursuant to contracts for the accomplishment of municipal transportation infrastructure projects.
6. To perform such other and additional acts as he or she deems necessary or desirable to effectively carry out the provisions of this article.
* NB Not effective due to defeat of the Transportation Bond Act of 2000