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Assembly Bill A8694A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Michael Henry Schwerner Memorial Bridge"

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2019-A8694 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8491
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-l, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2183, S3887

2019-A8694 - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system otherwise known as the "3rd Street Bridge" as the "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Michael Henry Schwerner Memorial Bridge" connecting Mount Vernon, county of Westchester with the town of Pelham, county of Westchester.

2019-A8694 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8694
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system as the "Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  -  Michael
   Henry Schwerner Memorial Bridge"

   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-l to
 read as follows:
   § 344-L. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "MARTIN  LUTHER KING JR. - MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER MEMORIAL BRIDGE". THE
 BRIDGE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "3RD STREET BRIDGE" BEGINNING ON EAST  3RD
 STREET  IN  THE TOWN OF MOUNT VERNON, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AND CHANGING
 TO BOULEVARD WEST IN THE TOWN OF PELHAM, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER  CROSSING
 THE  HUTCHINSON  PARKWAY  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "MARTIN
 LUTHER KING JR. - MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
   § 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 bridge 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.
                                                            LBD13567-01-9

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2019-A8694A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8491
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-l, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2183, S3887

2019-A8694A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system otherwise known as the "3rd Street Bridge" as the "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Michael Henry Schwerner Memorial Bridge" connecting Mount Vernon, county of Westchester with the town of Pelham, county of Westchester.

2019-A8694A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8694--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Transporta-
   tion  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 the "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -  Michael
   Henry Schwerner Memorial Bridge"
 
   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-l to
 read as follows:
   § 344-L. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "DR.  MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. - MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
 THE BRIDGE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "3RD STREET BRIDGE" BEGINNING ON  EAST
 3RD STREET IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT VERNON, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AND CHANG-
 ING  TO  BOULEVARD  WEST  IN  THE  TOWN OF PELHAM, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
 CROSSING THE HUTCHINSON PARKWAY SHALL BE DESIGNATED  AND  KNOWN  AS  THE
 "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. - MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
   §  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  bridge  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.
                                                            LBD13567-02-0

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