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Senate Bill S6533

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher Memorial Bridge

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2021-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7790
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-m, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5426, A4844, A6597

2021-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system on the Long Island Expressway, county of Suffolk, as the "Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher Memorial Bridge".

2021-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6533
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- 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 "Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher  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-m to
 read as follows:
   § 344-M. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "TROOPER  JOSEPH  J. GALLAGHER MEMORIAL BRIDGE". THE BRIDGE ON WESTBOUND
 LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, INTERSTATE ROUTE FOUR  HUNDRED  NINETY-FIVE,  TO
 SOUTHBOUND SAGTIKOS PARKWAY OVERPASS, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, SHALL BE DESIG-
 NATED AND KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER JOSEPH J. GALLAGHER 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  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.
                                                            LBD11261-01-1

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