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Assembly Bill A6613A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to establish a memorial marker program

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2021-A6613 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3893
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §67, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8729, S6896
2023-2024: S3384, S9501

2021-A6613 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to establish a memorial marker program.

2021-A6613 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6613
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to authorizing and  direct-
   ing  the  department  of transportation to establish a memorial marker
   program
 
   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 67 to
 read as follows:
   § 67. MEMORIAL MARKER PROGRAM. 1. THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED  AND
 DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A MEMORIAL MARKER PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO
 HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE RELATED ACCIDENT ON THE STATE HIGHWAY
 SYSTEM  AND  TO  INCREASE  PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING HIGHWAY SAFETY. IN
 ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   (A) MAKE MEMORIAL  MARKERS  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  IMMEDIATE  FAMILY  AND
 FRIENDS  OF  PERSONS  WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE RELATED ACCIDENT
 ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM;
   (B) PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
 OF MEMORIAL MARKERS.
   2. MEMORIAL MARKERS SHALL BE PLACED ALONG THE  RIGHT  OF  WAY  OF  THE
 STATE  HIGHWAY  SYSTEM AT A LOCATION PROXIMATE TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE
 FATAL VEHICLE RELATED ACCIDENT OCCURRED,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  MEMORIAL
 MARKERS  MAY  BE PLACED AWAY FROM THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE SUCH FATALITY
 OCCURRED DUE  TO  RESTRICTED  SPACE,  SAFETY  CONCERNS,  PROPERTY  OWNER
 COMPLAINTS  OR  OTHER  CONSTRAINTS.   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH THE
 LENGTH OF TIME SUCH MEMORIAL MARKERS ARE TO REMAIN AT THE SITE AND SHALL
 RESERVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE MEMORIAL MARKERS REMOVED FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OR
 OTHER MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.
   3.  REQUESTS  FOR MEMORIAL MARKERS SHALL BE MADE BY APPLICATION TO THE
 DEPARTMENT BY THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR FRIENDS OF THE DECEASED,  PROVIDED
 THAT  FRIENDS  MAKING SUCH REQUESTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AUTHORI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A6613A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3893
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §67, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8729, S6896
2023-2024: S3384, S9501

2021-A6613A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to establish a memorial marker program.

2021-A6613A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6613--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GRIFFIN, BARRON, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
   tation -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to authorizing and direct-
   ing the department of transportation to establish  a  memorial  marker
   program
 
   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  67  to
 read as follows:
   §  67.  MEMORIAL  MARKER  PROGRAM.  1. WITHIN AVAILABLE RESOURCES, THE
 DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO  ESTABLISH  A  MEMORIAL  MARKER
 PROGRAM  TO  COMMEMORATE  THOSE  WHO  HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE
 RELATED CRASH ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC  AWARE-
 NESS REGARDING HIGHWAY SAFETY. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, THE DEPART-
 MENT SHALL:
   (A)  MAKE  MEMORIAL  MARKERS  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND
 FRIENDS OF PERSONS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF A  VEHICLE  RELATED  ACCIDENT
 ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM;
   (B) PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
 OF MEMORIAL MARKERS.
   2.  MEMORIAL  MARKERS  SHALL  BE  PLACED ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE
 STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AT A LOCATION PROXIMATE TO THE LOCATION  WHERE  THE
 FATAL  VEHICLE  RELATED  ACCIDENT  OCCURRED, PROVIDED THAT SUCH MEMORIAL
 MARKERS MAY BE PLACED AWAY FROM THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE  SUCH  FATALITY
 OCCURRED  DUE  TO  RESTRICTED  SPACE,  SAFETY  CONCERNS,  PROPERTY OWNER
 COMPLAINTS OR OTHER CONSTRAINTS.   THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE
 LENGTH OF TIME SUCH MEMORIAL MARKERS ARE TO REMAIN AT THE SITE AND SHALL
 RESERVE  THE  RIGHT TO HAVE MEMORIAL MARKERS REMOVED FOR CONSTRUCTION OR
 OTHER MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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