Directs the Department of Transportation to grant a permanent access and construction easement to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Summary
Directs the Department of Transportation to grant a permanent access and construction easement to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the use of a portion of DOT-owned land to support potential future rail yard development.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced Jun 4, 2025
Vetoed Dec 19, 2025
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S8349
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MODERATE
This bill was amended to add a new sponsor (Senator Mattera) and significantly restructure the easement provisions. The original version required the Department of Transportation to negotiate an easement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority within six months, while the amended version authorizes immediate transfer of the easement without appraisal and adds specific conditions about future bridge construction and greenway rerouting.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a single sponsor to two sponsors (Senators Palumbo and Mattera) and changed from requiring negotiated easement terms to authorizing immediate transfer with specific conditions attached.
ELIGIBILITY
Added Senator Mattera as a co-sponsor to the bill.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the easement grant from requiring DOT negotiation with MTA to authorizing immediate transfer without appraisal for one dollar.
Added specific conditions requiring the DOT to reserve rights for future bridge construction and acknowledge MTA's future railyard development can coexist with DOT's greenway rerouting plans.
TIMELINE
Changed the timeline from requiring negotiation within six months to authorizing immediate transfer of the easement.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly Jun 18, 2025
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 13, 2025
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Dec 19, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.162
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (133-0-16)
assembly
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8349A
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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