Senate Bill S8861

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as the "Gold Star Families Memorial Highway"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S8861 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11033
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-h, Hway L

2017-S8861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system in the town of Newburgh as the "Gold Star Families Memorial Highway".

2017-S8861 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8861
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 29, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- 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 the "Gold Star Families 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
 "GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT  PORTION  OF  THE  STATE
 HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  COMMENCING  AT  THE  INTERSECTION  OF STATE ROUTE THREE
 HUNDRED AND STATE ROUTE FIFTY-TWO IN THE TOWN  OF  NEWBURGH,  COUNTY  OF
 ORANGE, AND CONTINUING IN A GENERALLY SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON STATE ROUTE
 THREE  HUNDRED, AND TERMINATING AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE THREE
 HUNDRED AND STATE ROUTE SEVENTEEN-K IN THE TOWN OF NEWBURGH,  COUNTY  OF
 ORANGE,  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  AND  BE KNOWN AS THE "GOLD STAR FAMILIES
 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.   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.
                                                            LBD16088-01-8

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