New York § 333 - 333Local highway safety programs
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 333 — 333Local highway safety programs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 333. 333Local highway safety programs
§ 333. Local highway safety programs. 1. The governor or his designee is hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards and procedures relating to the content, coordination, submission and approval of local highway safety programs. Such rules and regulations may include, but need not be limited to, requirements in the following areas of highway safety: (a) traffic engineering and control; (b) traffic enforcement; (c) emergency medical care; (d) investigation and surveillance of accident locations; and (e) highway safety education. 2. To qualify for receipt of federal funds, each political subdivision shall: (a) If a city or town, appoint, and such political subdivisions are hereby authorized to so appoint, a highway safety committee to coordinate local highway safety efforts. The chairman of such committee shall be responsible for coordinating the local highway safety program with the state program in the manner required by the rules and regulations of the governor or his designee. (b) If a county, establish a county traffic safety board as authorized by article forty-three of the vehicle and traffic law. The chairman of such board shall be responsible for coordinating the local highway safety program with the state program in the manner required by the rules and regulations of the governor or his designee. (c) If any combination of a city, town or county having at least one common boundary, appoint, and such political subdivisions are hereby authorized to so appoint, a regional highway safety committee to coordinate regional highway safety efforts. Such committee shall consist of at least one member from each participating city, town or county. The chairman of such committee shall be responsible for coordinating the regional highway safety program with the state program in the manner required by the rules and regulations of the governor or his designee. (d) Submit to the governor or his designee a local highway safety program in accordance with and meeting the standards established by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision one of this section. (e) Submit to the governor or his designee such other information as may be required to carry out the purposes of this article.
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