STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 990 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, JAFFEE, OTIS, ABINANTI, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the use of wood in subway and railroad tracks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1209 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 11-a to read as follows: 3 11-a. (a) The authority shall not procure tropical hardwoods for new 4 or replacement subway and railroad track ties. 5 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "tropical hardwood" shall 6 include any and all hardwood, scientifically classified as angiosperm, 7 that grows in any tropical moist old growth/primary forest between the 8 Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. 9 § 2. Section 1265-a of the public authorities law is amended by adding 10 a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 11 6-a. (a) The authority shall not procure tropical hardwoods for new or 12 replacement subway and railroad track ties. 13 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "tropical hardwood" shall 14 include any and all hardwood, scientifically classified as angiosperm, 15 that grows in any tropical moist old growth/primary forest between the 16 Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 18 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01448-01-7