NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2242

Senate Bill S2242

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as the 9-11 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Highway

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jan 19, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S2242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5546
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §344-o, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S7178, A10048
2025-2026: S3501, A3347

2023-S2242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the Long Island Expressway as the "9-11 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Highway".

2023-S2242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2242

SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "9-11 Fallen Firefighter Memorial High-
way"

 
PURPOSE:

To designate a portion of the Long Island Expressway as the 9-11 Fallen
Firefighter Memorial Highway

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 344-m to the highway law by designating
then area between exits 59 and 61 on the Long Island Expressway as the
"9-11 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Highway."

Section 2 provides that the naming in section 1 shall be ceremonial in
nature and shall not change the official name of the highway.

Section 3 sets forth an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On September 11, 2001, our Nation was attacked and thousands of innocent
civilians lost their lives. Planes were hijacked to be used as weapons,
two of which collided with the World Trade Center in New York City,
another attacked the Pentagon, and another crashed into rural Pennsylva-
nia due to the heroic actions of those on board that flight. While the
WTC was smoldering, countless first responders ran to the wreckage to
save lives, many of whom lost their lives in the process. Of the 2,977
victims who died on 9/11, 343 were firefighters with the NYC Fire
Department.

We will never forget the memories of those firefighters and other first
responders who courageously responded to the WTC attack and tragically
lost their lives. This bill would honor those firefighters who lost
their lives on 9-11 and who continue to lose their lives year after
year, particularly those who lived on Long Island, by designating a
portion of the Long Island .Expressway between exists 59 and 61 in
Suffolk County in their honor.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S7178A Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S2242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2242
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  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  "9-11  Fallen  Firefighter  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-o to
 read as follows:
   § 344-O. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS "9-11
 FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY." ALL  THAT  PORTION  OF  THE  STATE
 HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  CONSTITUTING THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY BETWEEN EXIT 59
 AND EXIT 61, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS  THE  "9-11  FALLEN  FIRE-
 FIGHTER 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.
                                                            LBD01056-01-3

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