Senate Bill S5724

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Fallen Skywalkers Memorial Bridge" in the city of Buffalo in Erie County

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5724 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7683
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §343-ddd, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5055
2019-2020: S580, A6469
2021-2022: S5124, A3544

2023-S5724 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Fallen Skywalkers Memorial Bridge" in the city of Buffalo in Erie county.

2023-S5724 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5724 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5724
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, 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 establishing the "Fallen
   Skywalkers 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  343-ddd
 to read as follows:
   §  343-DDD.   PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AND
 KNOWN AS THE "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL  THAT  PORTION  OF
 THE  STATE  HIGHWAY  SYSTEM  CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON ROUTE FIVE WHICH
 CROSSES OVER FUHRMANN BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH END AND SPANS  THE  BUFFALO
 WATERFRONT  UNTIL  INTERSECTING  AT THE NORTH END WITH CHURCH STREET AND
 TURNS INTO DELAWARE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO IN ERIE COUNTY,  SHALL
 BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "FALLEN SKYWALKERS 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; provided that, to
 avoid any 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.
                                                            LBD03047-01-3

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