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NY A 11477

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Directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state for wildlife crossings

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 11477 pass?

Not yet. NY A 11477 is in committee as of 2026-05-22 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

What is NY A 11477 about?

Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the department of motor vehicles, to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.

Who sponsors NY A 11477?

Rules Committee is the primary sponsor of NY A 11477.

Description

Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the department of motor vehicles, to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-22 — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rules Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-22

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9258not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 10533not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4243not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 10404

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A11477?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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