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Senate Bill S5163

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of state route 45 in the county of Rockland as the "Purple Heart Way"

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2009-S5163 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง343-w, Hway L

2009-S5163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of state route 45 beginning at the New York state line in the village of Chestnut Ridge, town of Ramapo, county of Rockland and terminating in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland, as the "Purple Heart Way".

2009-S5163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5163

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- 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 designating a portion of
  the state highway system in the county  of  Rockland  as  the  "Purple
  Heart Way"

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

  Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 343-w to
read as follows:
  S 343-W. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
"PURPLE  HEART WAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM BEGIN-
NING AT THE NEW YORK STATE LINE IN THE VILLAGE OF CHESTNUT  RIDGE,  TOWN
OF  RAMAPO,  COUNTY  OF ROCKLAND CONSTITUTING STATE ROUTE FORTY-FIVE AND
TERMINATING AT STATE ROUTE TWO HUNDRED TWO IN THE  TOWN  OF  HAVERSTRAW,
COUNTY  OF  ROCKLAND  SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "PURPLE HEART
WAY".
  S 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
as designated pursuant to section one of this  act.  However,  to  avoid
confusion  and  to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be  one  of
ceremonial  nature  and  the  official name of such highway shall not be
changed as a result of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11573-01-9

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