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Senate Bill S9187

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as "Specialist Gerald B. Penn Memorial Bridge"

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2021-S9187 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6371
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-n, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6579, A6624

2021-S9187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Boston, county of Erie, as the "Specialist Gerald B. Penn Memorial Bridge".

2021-S9187 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9187
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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  "Specialist  Gerald  B.  Penn  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-n to
 read as follows:
   § 344-N. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  TO  BE  DESIGNATED  AND
 KNOWN  AS  THE  "SPECIALIST  GERALD  B.  PENN MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT
 PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON ROUTE TWO
 HUNDRED NINETEEN, DESIGNATED BRIDGE NUMBER 1071050,  WHICH  CROSSES  THE
 EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK 3.1 MILES SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF THE SOUTHERN TIER
 EXPRESSWAY AND ROUTE TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN, IN THE TOWN OF BOSTON, COUNTY
 OF  ERIE,  SHALL  BE  KNOWN  AS THE "SPECIALIST GERALD B.  PENN 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.
                                                            LBD02265-03-2

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