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Assembly Bill A1971A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to designating a portion of the highway system the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway"

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2017-A1971 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1761
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-h, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10172, S4422

2017-A1971 - Summary

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system in Kings county the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway".

2017-A1971 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1971
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- 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-f to
 read as follows:
   §  344-F.  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".
   § 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04237-01-7

2017-A1971A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1761
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-h, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10172, S4422

2017-A1971A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system in Kings county the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway".

2017-A1971A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1971--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 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-h to
 read as follows:
   §  344-H.  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".
   § 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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04237-02-8

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