| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S8123
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2017-S8123 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S8123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8123
SPONSOR: PHILLIPS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as "Billy Joel Boulevard"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to memorialize a portion of New York state
route 107, constituting Route 107, North Broadway from the Northern
Stare Parkway to Lenox Avenue as "Billy Joel Boulevard."
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill adds a new section 344-c to the Highway Law,
which states that a portion of the state highway system will be desig-
nated as "Billy Joel Boulevard."
Section two states that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
2017-S8123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8123
I N S E N A T E
April 3, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sen. PHILLIPS -- 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 as "Billy Joel Boulevard"
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
"BILLY JOEL BOULEVARD". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
CONSTITUTING NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 107, ALSO KNOWN AS NORTH BROADWAY,
BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY IN THE TOWN
OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND CONTINUING SOUTH TO ITS INTERSECTION
OF LENOX AVENUE, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS "BILLY JOEL BOULE-
VARD".
§ 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.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06057-03-8
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