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Assembly Bill A6241A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "New York State First Responders Tunnel"

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2017-A6241 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S415
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-h, Hway L

2017-A6241 - Summary

Designates the Queens Midtown tunnel as the "New York State First Responders Tunnel".

2017-A6241 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6241
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  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 as "New York State First Responders Tunnel"
 
   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
 "NEW YORK STATE FIRST RESPONDERS TUNNEL". THE QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL THAT
 CROSSES UNDER THE EAST RIVER CONNECTING STATE ROUTE FOUR  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-FIVE,  IN  THE  BOROUGH  OF QUEENS, COUNTY OF QUEENS WITH 34TH STREET
 BETWEEN FIRST AVENUE AND SECOND AVENUE  IN  THE  BOROUGH  OF  MANHATTAN,
 COUNTY OF NEW YORK, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE
 FIRST RESPONDERS TUNNEL".
   §  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  tunnel  shall  not  be
 changed as a result of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02392-01-7

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2017-A6241A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S415
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-h, Hway L

2017-A6241A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the Queens Midtown tunnel as the "New York State First Responders Tunnel".

2017-A6241A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6241--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, RA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on  Trans-
   portation  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system as "New York State First Responders Tunnel"
 
   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
 "NEW YORK STATE FIRST RESPONDERS TUNNEL". THE QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL THAT
 CROSSES UNDER THE EAST RIVER CONNECTING STATE ROUTE FOUR  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-FIVE,  IN  THE  BOROUGH  OF QUEENS, COUNTY OF QUEENS WITH 34TH STREET
 BETWEEN FIRST AVENUE AND SECOND AVENUE  IN  THE  BOROUGH  OF  MANHATTAN,
 COUNTY OF NEW YORK, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE
 FIRST RESPONDERS TUNNEL".
   §  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  tunnel  shall  not  be
 changed as a result of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02392-03-8

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