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Assembly Bill A4941A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the War Dog Memorial Bridge

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2023-A4941 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3037
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-p, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2647, S40

2023-A4941 - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the village of Herkimer, county of Herkimer, as the "War Dog Memorial Highway".

2023-A4941 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4941
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN, MILLER -- read once and referred 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 "War Dog 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-o to
 read as follows:
   §  344-O.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "WAR DOG MEMORIAL BRIDGE". THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON INTERSTATE ROUTE  NINE-
 TY,  CROSSING OVER STATE ROUTE TWENTY-EIGHT, IN THE VILLAGE OF HERKIMER,
 COUNTY OF HERKIMER, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "WAR DOG  MEMO-
 RIAL BRIDGE".
   §  2.  The  chairperson  of the New York state thruway authority shall
 provide for the installation 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 designation 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.
                                                            LBD07707-01-3

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2023-A4941A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3037
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-p, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2647, S40

2023-A4941A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the village of Herkimer, county of Herkimer, as the "War Dog Memorial Highway".

2023-A4941A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4941--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SMULLEN, MILLER, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on  Transportation  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system as the "War Dog Memorial Highway"
 
   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-p to
 read as follows:
   §  344-P.  ALL  THAT  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING
 STATE ROUTE 28 IN THE VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, COUNTY OF HERKIMER, BEGINNING
 AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 28 AND CANAL ACCESS ROAD,  CONTINUING
 IN  A GENERALLY NORTHERLY DIRECTION, AND TERMINATING AT THE INTERSECTION
 OF STATE ROUTE 28 AND STATE ROUTE 5, SHALL BE DESIGNATED  AND  KNOWN  AS
 THE "WAR DOG MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
   §  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.
                                                            LBD07707-03-4

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