A 3737: Relates to funding for highway construction and improvements in New York state from funds appropriated to the MTA; appropriates funds therefor.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3737 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT relating to funding for highway construction and improvements in western New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The sum of two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000), or so much 2 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the highway and 3 bridge capital account of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, 4 out of any moneys appropriated to the metropolitan transportation 5 authority in the 2025 state fiscal plan, and made immediately available 6 for construction, reconstruction, enhancement and improvement of state, 7 county, town, city, and village roads, highways, parkways, and bridges 8 thereon in New York state. Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and 9 warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the 10 commissioner of transportation in the manner prescribed by law. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07413-01-5