New York A01282 prohibits the Department of Transportation from requiring a survey for fiber optic utilities for certain activities.

New York A01282 amends the highway law to specify that the Department of Transportation cannot require a survey from any fiber optic utility for permitting or continuance of the use and occupancy of a state right of way for installing, modifying, relocating, repairing, operating, or maintaining fiber optic facilities. This prohibition does not apply if a survey has already been conducted, is accessible to the department, and there have been no material changes to the right of way since the survey.

New York A01282 prohibits the Department of Transportation from requiring a survey for fiber optic utilities for certain activities.

New York A01282 amends the highway law to specify that the Department of Transportation cannot require a survey from any fiber optic utility for permitting or continuance of the use and occupancy of a state right of way for installing, modifying, relocating, repairing, operating, or maintaining fiber optic facilities. This prohibition does not apply if a survey has already been conducted, is accessible to the department, and there have been no material changes to the right of way since the survey.