Albany Area Builders Association v. Town of Guilderland

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the Town of Guilderland's Transportation Impact Fee Law is preempted by the State's comprehensive highway‑funding scheme and therefore invalid. The Court reasoned that the Legislature has occupied the field of budgeting, financing, and expending highway funds, and the local impact‑fee regime intrudes on that scheme. Because of the preemption, the Court did not address whether impact fees are permissible under home‑rule authority.