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                                  4911

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to the Shawangunk mountains
  scenic byway

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph (j-9) of subdivision 1 of section 349-dd of the
highway law, as added by chapter 666 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to
read as follows:
  (j-9)  Shawangunk  mountains  scenic  byway which shall consist of all
that portion of the highway system  beginning  at  the  intersection  of
state  route  two  hundred ninety-nine and exit eighteen of the New York
state thruway in the  town  of  New  Paltz,  Ulster  county,  continuing
westerly  along state route two hundred ninety-nine to its junction with
the overlap of United States route forty-four  and  state  route  fifty-
five,  in the town of Gardiner, Ulster county, continuing westerly along
the United States route forty-four and state route fifty-five overlap to
the intersection of United States route two hundred nine and then south-
erly along the overlap United States route two hundred  nine  and  state
route  fifty-five  to the intersection with state route fifty-two in the
village of Ellenville, Ulster county, and then  generally  southeasterly
along  state  route fifty-two to the intersection with state route three
hundred two in Pine Bush and  continuing  southerly  along  state  route
three  hundred  two  to  the  junction  of  state route seventeen-K, and
continuing easterly along state route fifty-two from the intersection of
state route three hundred two and route fifty-two in Pine  Bush  to  the
intersection  of  the  overlap  Orange  county route fourteen and Ulster
county route nine, then northerly along Orange county route fourteen and
Ulster county route nine to the intersection with  Ulster  county  route
eighteen,  then  generally  easterly  on  county route eighteen into the
hamlet of Wallkill, where it meets with state route  two  hundred  eight

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11622-01-9
              

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and  continuing in a generally northerly direction along state route two
hundred eight to the intersection of state route two hundred  eight  and
state  route  two  hundred  ninety-nine in the village of New Paltz, and
continuing  from the junction of state route two hundred ninety-nine and
Ulster county route seven continuing northerly along Ulster county route
seven to its junction with state route two hundred thirteen then  gener-
ally westerly along state route two hundred thirteen to the intersection
of  Ulster  county  route  one then generally southwesterly along Ulster
county route one to the junction with United States  route  two  hundred
nine  and along United States route two hundred nine to the intersection
of two hundred nine and United States route forty-four and  state  route
fifty-five  in Kerhonkson.   THE ALTERNATE ROUTE OF THE SHAWANGUNK MOUN-
TAINS SCENIC BYWAY SHALL CONSIST OF ALL  THAT  PORTION  OF  THE  HIGHWAY
SYSTEM  BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE TWO HUNDRED NINETY-
NINE AND OVERLAPPING UNITED STATES  ROUTE  FORTY-FOUR  AND  STATE  ROUTE
FIFTY-FIVE,  CONTINUING  SOUTH  AND EAST ALONG OVERLAPPING UNITED STATES
ROUTE FORTY-FOUR AND STATE ROUTE FIFTY-FIVE  TO  THE  INTERSECTION  WITH
STATE  ROUTE  TWO  HUNDRED  EIGHT IN IRELAND CORNERS, ALL IN THE TOWN OF
GARDINER, ULSTER COUNTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.