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Assembly Bill A4370A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Trooper Edward L. Cunningham Memorial Bridge

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2025-A4370 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S291
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9522, S8928
2023-2024: A7223, S7015

2025-A4370 - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county to "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham".

2025-A4370 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4370
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  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 "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham 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-r to
 read as follows:
   §  344-R.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "TROOPER EDWARD L. CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF  THE
 STATE  HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY OVERPASS AT
 MERRICK ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, SHALL BE DESIG-
 NATED AND KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER EDWARD L. CUNNINGHAM 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.
                                                            LBD01191-02-5

2025-A4370A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S291
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9522, S8928
2023-2024: A7223, S7015

2025-A4370A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county to "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham".

2025-A4370A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4370--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  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 "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham"

   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
 "TROOPER EDWARD L. CUNNINGHAM". ALL THAT PORTION OF  THE  STATE  HIGHWAY
 SYSTEM  CONSTITUTING  THE WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY OVERPASS AT MERRICK ROAD
 IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD,  COUNTY  OF  NASSAU,  SHALL  BE  DEDICATED  TO
 "TROOPER EDWARD L. CUNNINGHAM".
   §  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. 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  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.
                                                            LBD01191-05-5

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