assembly Bill A5789

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the New York state thruway as the Western New York Veterans Memorial Highway

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Apr 25, 2022 held for consideration in transportation
Jan 05, 2022 referred to transportation
Feb 25, 2021 referred to transportation

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A5789 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8225
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §356-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10561

A5789 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the New York state thruway as the "Western New York Veterans Memorial Highway".

A5789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5789
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to designating a
   portion  of the New York state thruway as the "Western New York Veter-
   ans Memorial Highway"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 356-a of the public authorities
 law, as added by chapter 741 of the laws of 1957, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1. [The] (A) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION,  THE  thruway constructed along the routes described in subdivi-
 sions one, two, three, four and five of section three hundred  fifty-six
 of this article shall be known as "The Iroquois Trail".
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISION OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, THAT PORTION OF THE THRUWAY CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN EXIT 48  (BATAVIA)
 IN  GENESEE COUNTY AND EXIT 49 (DEPEW - LOCKPORT), IN ERIE COUNTY, SHALL
 BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "WESTERN NEW YORK VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH-
 WAY".
   § 2. The New York  State  thruway  authority  shall  provide  for  the
 installation  and maintenance of adequate signing on the thruway in both
 directions of the section of the thruway system  as  designated  as  the
 "Western  New  York Veterans Memorial Highway" pursuant to paragraph (b)
 of subdivision 1 of section 356-a of the public authorities law as added
 by section one of this act.  However, to avoid confusion  and  to  limit
 any possible disruption of commerce, the designation called for pursuant
 to  section  one  of  this act shall be one of ceremonial nature and the
 official name of such section of the thruway system 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.
                                                            LBD01978-01-1