Senate Bill S4626

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "Scajaquada 9/11 Memorial Bridge"

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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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2019-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §117-f, Hway L

2019-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "Scajaquada 9/11 Memorial Bridge" in Buffalo; requires the commissioner of transportation to install and maintain adequate signage.

2019-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4626
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  JACOBS -- 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  the  Scaja-
   quada pedestrian bridge as the "Scajaquada 9/11 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 117-f to
 read as follows:
   § 117-F. SCAJAQUADA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE  "SCAJA-
 QUADA  9/11  MEMORIAL BRIDGE". THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT SPANS NEW YORK
 STATE ROUTE 198, KNOWN AS THE  SCAJAQUADA  EXPRESSWAY,  FROM  NOTTINGHAM
 TERRACE  TO HOYT LAKE IN DELAWARE PARK IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, COUNTY OF
 ERIE, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS  THE  "SCAJAQUADA  9/11  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.
                                                            LBD10754-01-9

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