§ 15. Comprehensive statewide master plan for transportation.
1.The\ndepartment shall formulate and from time to time revise a long-range\ncomprehensive statewide master plan for the balanced development and\ncoordination of adequate, safe and efficient commuter and general\ntransportation facilities and services in the state at reasonable cost\nto the people, including, but not limited to, highways, rapid transit,\nrailroad, omnibus, marine and other mass transportation facilities and\nservices, and aviation and airport facilities and services, whether\npublicly or privately owned, developed, operated or maintained.\n 2. The department shall submit such plan to the governor, the\ntemporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and to\nthe department of state on or befor
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§ 15. Comprehensive statewide master plan for transportation. 1. The\ndepartment shall formulate and from time to time revise a long-range\ncomprehensive statewide master plan for the balanced development and\ncoordination of adequate, safe and efficient commuter and general\ntransportation facilities and services in the state at reasonable cost\nto the people, including, but not limited to, highways, rapid transit,\nrailroad, omnibus, marine and other mass transportation facilities and\nservices, and aviation and airport facilities and services, whether\npublicly or privately owned, developed, operated or maintained.\n 2. The department shall submit such plan to the governor, the\ntemporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and to\nthe department of state on or before September first, nineteen hundred\nsixty-eight, and thereafter shall submit appropriate revisions of such\nplan to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker\nof the assembly and to the department of state from time to time as such\nrevisions are made. The department of state shall review such plan and\nsuch revisions and shall submit a report thereon, together with such\nrecommendations as it may deem appropriate, to the governor, the\ntemporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. Such\nplan and such revisions shall become effective upon approval by the\ngovernor and shall serve thereafter as a guide to the public and\npublicly assisted development of transportation facilities and services\nin the state.\n 3. In formulating such plan and any such revisions, the department:\n a. shall conduct one or more public hearings;\n b. may consult with and cooperate with (i) officials of departments\nand agencies of the state having duties and responsibilities concerning\ntransportation;\n (ii) officials and representatives of public corporations as defined\nin article one, section three of the general corporation law;\n (iii) officials and representatives of the federal government, of\nneighboring states and of interstate agencies on problems affecting\ntransportation in this state;\n (iv) officials and representatives of carriers and transportation\nfacilities and systems in the state; and\n (v) persons, organizations and groups utilizing, served by, interested\nin or concerned with transportation facilities and systems in the state;\n c. may request and receive from any department, division, board,\nbureau, commission or other agency of the state or any political\nsubdivision thereof or any public authority such assistance and data as\nmay be necessary to enable the department to carry out its\nresponsibilities under this section; and\n d. may make use of and incorporate in the department's plan, any\nrecognized long-range regional plan for transportation, survey or report\ndeveloped by any public or private agency.\n