New York State Department of Transportation Office of Planning and Development Transportation Legislation Planning Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These records document Department of Transportation policy development through preparation, support, or opposition to legislative
proposals concerning city, county, and interstate highways as well as other transportation issues. Included are bill proposals
and laws; bill summaries, bill legislative history, and arguments; Governor's message of approval or veto of bills; maps depicting
plans for highway construction or route designation; press releases; news clippings; and city council resolutions approving
the Department's plans for highways.
Creator:
Title:
Transportation legislation planning files
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1953-1975
Series Number:
11837
Arrangement
Subseries 1 - City Highway Legislation Planning Files: alphabetical by name of city (Boxes 1-2); Subseries 2 - County Highway
Legislation Planning Files: numerical by district number, then alphabetical by name of county (Boxes 3-4); Subseries 3 - Interstate
Highway Legislation Planning Files: numerical by route number (Box 5); Subseries 4 - Highway Law Legislation Planning Files:
numerical by section number of law (Boxes 5-6); Subseries 5 - Legislation Planning Subject Files: by subject (Boxes 6-8).
Scope and Content Note
These records document departmental policy development through preparation, support, or opposition to legislative proposals
concerning transportation.
All subseries contain similar types of records: printed bill proposals and laws; departmental memoranda to the governor's
counsel summarizing provisions of the bills and their legislative history and arguing for or against passing of the bills;
copy of the Governor's message of approval or veto of bills; internal departmental memoranda supporting, opposing, or suggesting
bill proposals or documenting procedures for preparing legislation; maps depicting plans for highway construction or route
designation; press releases and news clippings concerning highway planning and legislation; and city council resolutions approving
the Department's plans for highways in or near the city (in city files, Subseries 1).
Subseries 1. City Highway Legislation Planning Files, 1953-1972 (2 cu. ft.). These files concern legislation affecting highways
within or near the city.
Subseries 2. County Highway Legislation Planning Files, 1954-1973 (2 cu. ft.). These files concern legislation affecting highways
within or passing through the county, or in specified cities within the county. Material related to cities within a county
occasionally duplicates material in a city file (Subseries 1).
Subseries 3. Interstate Highway Legislation Planning Files, 1957-1972 (.4 cu. ft.). Files concern legislation affecting construction
of interstates and interstate connections with Federal aid and the designation of routes as part of the interstate system.
Subseries 4. Highway Law Legislation Planning Files, 1955-1973 (.9 cu. ft.). Files concern legislation amending various sections
of the Highway Law.
Subseries 5. Legislation Planning Subject Files, 1957-1975 (1.9 cu. ft.). Files concern legislation affecting various transportation
related issues such as planning for specified routes; transportation authorities; or amendments to various laws affecting
transportation (e.g. General Municipal Law, Transportation Law, Finance Laws).
Related Material
B0626 New York State Department of Transportation Office of Planning and Development Highway Development Planning and Progress
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| Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: 11837-77 |
| Albany-Rensselaer |
1 |
1 |
| Rochester-Outer Loop |
2 |
13 |
| Tonawanda-North Tonawanda |
2 |
19 |
| Troy-Watervliet-Cohoes |
2 |
20 |
| Albany County (District 1) |
3 |
2 |
| Essex County (District 1) |
3 |
3 |
| Greene County (District 1) |
3 |
4 |
| Rensselaer County (District 1) |
3 |
5 |
| Saratoga County (District 1) |
3 |
6 |
| Schenectady County (District 1) |
3 |
7 |
| Warren County (District 1) |
3 |
8 |
| Washington County (District 1) |
3 |
9 |
| District 2 - General |
3 |
10 |
| Fulton County (District 2) |
3 |
11 |
| Herkimer County (District 2) |
3 |
12 |
| Montgomery County (District 2) |
3 |
13 |
| Oneida County (District 2) |
3 |
14 |
| District 3 - General |
3 |
15 |
| Cayuga County (District 3) |
3 |
16 |
| Cortland County (District 3) |
3 |
17 |
| Onondaga County (District 3) |
3 |
18 |
| Oswego County (District 3) |
3 |
19 |
| Seneca County (District 3) |
3 |
20 |
| Tompkins County (District 3) |
3 |
21 |
| Wayne County (District 3) |
3 |
22 |
| Genesee County (District 4) |
3 |
23 |
| Livingston County (District 4) |
3 |
24 |
| Monroe County (District 4) |
3 |
25 |
| Ontario County (District 4) |
3 |
26 |
| Orleans County (District 4) |
3 |
27 |
| Wyoming County (District 4) |
3 |
28 |
| District 5 - General |
3 |
29 |
| Cattaraugus County (District 5) |
3 |
30 |
| Chautauqua County (District 5) |
3 |
31 |
| Erie County (District 5) |
3 |
32 |
| Niagara County (District 5) |
3 |
33 |
| Chemung County (District 6) |
4 |
2 |
| Steuben County (District 6) |
4 |
3 |
| Tioga County (District 6) |
4 |
4 |
| Yates County (District 6) |
4 |
5 |
| Clinton County (District 7) |
4 |
7 |
| Franklin County (District 7) |
4 |
8 |
| Jefferson County (District 7) |
4 |
9 |
| St. Lawrence County (District 7) |
4 |
10 |
| District 8 - General |
4 |
11 |
| Columbia County (District 8) |
4 |
12 |
| Dutchess County (District 8) |
4 |
13 |
| Orange County (District 8) |
4 |
14 |
| Putnam County (District 8) |
4 |
15 |
| Rockland County (District 8) |
4 |
16 |
| Ulster County (District 8) |
4 |
17 |
| Westchester County (District 8) |
4 |
18 |
| District 9 - General |
4 |
19 |
| Broome County (District 9) |
4 |
20 |
| Chenango County (District 9) |
4 |
21 |
| Delaware County (District 9) |
4 |
22 |
| Otsego County (District 9) |
4 |
23 |
| Schoharie County (District 9) |
4 |
24 |
| Sullivan County (District 9) |
4 |
25 |
| Long Island Bridge Crossings (District 10) |
4 |
26 |
| Nassau County (District 10) |
4 |
27 |
| Suffolk County (District 10) Part I |
4 |
28 |
| Suffolk County (District 10) Part II |
4 |
29 |
| Interstate Connection Route 511 |
5 |
9 |
| Interstate Connection Route 512 |
5 |
10 |
| Interstate Connection Route 513 |
5 |
11 |
| Interstate Connection Route 514 |
5 |
12 |
| Interstate Connection Route 515 |
5 |
13 |
| Interstate Connection Route 517 |
5 |
14 |
| Interstate Connection Route 518 |
5 |
15 |
| Interstate Connection Route 520 |
5 |
16 |
| Interstate Connection Route 540 |
5 |
17 |
| Interstate Connection Route 542 |
5 |
18 |
| Interstate Connection Route 571 |
5 |
19 |
| Interstate Route 790 |
5 |
20 |
| Interstate-Request for Addition (1968) |
5 |
21 |
| Section 10, Article 2: Powers and Duties of Superintendent/Commissioner |
5 |
22 |
| Sections 12, 14, 15, 17 |
5 |
23 |
| Section 29, Article 3: Property by Appropriation |
5 |
25 |
| Sections 30, 31, Article 3: Property by Acquisition |
5 |
26 |
| Sections 38, 42a, 44, 46, 52, 53, 54a, 66 |
5 |
27 |
| Sections 62, 62a, 80, 80a |
5 |
28 |
| Sections 52, 52a, 66, 86, 88: Advertising |
5 |
29 |
| Section 88: Outdoor Advertising (L. 1968, Ch, 581; L. 1969, Ch. 508) |
5 |
30 |
| Section 89: Junk Yards (Also General Municipal Law Section 136) |
5 |
31 |
| Sections 102, 104, 112, 115, 131: County Roads |
5 |
32 |
| Section 117-b: County Roads as Controlled Access Highways |
5 |
33 |
| Sections 219-229, Article 8-A: State Aid for Town Highways |
5 |
34 |
| Section 299, Article 10-A: State Aid to Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages |
5 |
35 |
| Sections 340, 340a: Interstate Route Designation |
5 |
36 |
| Section 340b: Interstates and Arterials |
5 |
37 |
| Section 340c: Niagara Frontier Expressways |
5 |
38 |
| Section 340c: Belt Expressway (Niagara Frontier) |
5 |
39 |
| Section 340c: Babylon - Northport Expressway |
5 |
40 |
| Section 340c: Genesee Expressway |
6 |
1 |
| Section 340c: Delaware-St. Lawrence Expressway |
6 |
2 |
| Section 340c: University Expressway |
6 |
3 |
| Section 340c: Expressways - Miscellaneous |
6 |
4 |
| Sections 340b, 341, 345a, 349c, 349f |
6 |
6 |
| New York City Arterial Routes |
6 |
7 |
| New York City Interstates and Arterials |
6 |
8 |
| New York City Route Name Designation: Staten Island Expressway; Leif Erickson Drive |
6 |
9 |
| Arthur V. Sheridan Expressway |
6 |
10 |
| New York City - Sale and Lease of Lands |
6 |
11 |
| New York City: Mass Transportation to Airports; Convention and Exhibition Center |
6 |
12 |
| New York State Thruway |
6 |
13 |
| Southern Expressway (Section 341, subdivision 14, 1972) |
6 |
14 |
| Southern Tier Expressway |
6 |
15 |
| Executive Law: Highway Safety |
6 |
17 |
| Public Authorities Law |
6 |
18 |
| General Municipal Law |
6 |
19 |
| Vehicle and Traffic Law |
6 |
20 |
| Capital District Transportation Authority |
6 |
22 |
| Central Regional Transportation Authority |
6 |
23 |
| East Hudson Parkway Authority |
6 |
24 |
| Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority; Office of Transportation |
6 |
25 |
| Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority; Niagara Frontier Port Authority |
6 |
26 |
| Thousand Islands Bridge Authority; Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority |
6 |
27 |
| Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority |
7 |
1 |
| Rome Transportation Authority |
7 |
2 |
| Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority |
7 |
3 |
| Utica Transit Authority |
7 |
4 |
| Bridge Authorities/Commissions |
7 |
5 |
| Hudson River Valley Commission |
7 |
6 |
| Temporary State Commission: State Board of Highway Planning Review |
7 |
7 |
| Tri-State Regional Planning Commission |
7 |
8 |
| Urban Renewal Agencies |
7 |
9 |
| Exchanges of State Highways for County Roads |
7 |
10 |
| New York State Route Markers and Designations |
7 |
12 |
| Urban Transportation Planning; Mass Transportation Demonstration Projects |
7 |
13 |
| Archaeological and Paleontological Salvage |
7 |
14 |
| Limited Access on Highways |
7 |
15 |
| Office of Planning Coordination |
7 |
17 |
| Legislation, 1957-1968 |
7 |
18 |
| Miscellaneous Legislation and Notes |
7 |
25 |
| Miscellaneous Legislation (From Binder Entitled "Transportation Bill," L. 1967, Ch. 717) |
7 |
26 |
| Miscellaneous State and Federal Legislation |
8 |
1 |
| General Correspondence and Memorandums, 1972-1973 |
8 |
2 |
| Franz Sommer Notes: (Sommer - Bureau of Highway Planning) |
8 |
3 |
