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Assembly Bill A2647A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to War Dogs

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2025-A2647 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S40
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4941, S3037

2025-A2647 - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to War Dogs.

2025-A2647 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2647
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SMULLEN, MILLER, BUTTENSCHON -- 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 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-r to
 read as follows:
   §  344-R.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "WAR DOG MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". 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  TERMI-
 NATING 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.
                                                            LBD00099-01-5

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2025-A2647A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S40
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4941, S3037

2025-A2647A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to War Dogs.

2025-A2647A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2647--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SMULLEN, MILLER, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to War Dogs

   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-r to
 read as follows:
   § 344-R. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE  DEDICATED  TO  WAR
 DOGS.  ALL  THAT  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING STATE
 ROUTE 28 IN THE VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, COUNTY OF  HERKIMER,  BEGINNING  AT
 ITS  INTERSECTION  WITH  CANAL  ACCESS  ROAD,  CONTINUING IN A GENERALLY
 NORTHERLY DIRECTION, AND TERMINATING  AT  ITS  INTERSECTION  WITH  STATE
 ROUTE 5, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO WAR DOGS.
   §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
 as  dedicated  pursuant  to  section one of this act, provided that such
 signing shall state "Bridge Dedicated to War Dogs".  However,  to  avoid
 confusion  and  to  limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedi-
 cation 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.
                                                            LBD00099-04-5

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