S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10172
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 16, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, LENTOL, ORTIZ -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system in Kings county as the "Brooklyn Veterans
Memorial Highway"
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 344-e to
read as follows:
S 344-E. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
"BROOKLYN VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY
SYSTEM CONSTITUTING INTERSTATE ROUTE 278 IN THE COUNTY OF KINGS FROM ITS
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY AT THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE CONTINUING NORTH UNTIL
THE QUEENS COUNTY LINE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "BROOKLYN
VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
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; provided that, to
avoid any confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
the designation 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 on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09967-03-6