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Assembly Bill A7849

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy

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2025-A7849 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L

2025-A7849 - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system including the bridge on the South Service Road, between Federal Circle and Perimeter Road Overpass, crossing over the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica to Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy.

2025-A7849 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7849
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ANDERSON, ROZIC -- 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 "Port Authority Police Officers Arthur
   M. Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy 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
 "PORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICERS ARTHUR M.  ANSERT  JR.  AND  WILLIAM  J.
 LEAHY  MEMORIAL  BRIDGE".  ALL  THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
 CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON  THE  SOUTH  SERVICE  ROAD,  BETWEEN  FEDERAL
 CIRCLE  AND  THE  PERIMETER  ROAD  OVERPASS,  CROSSING OVER THE VAN WYCK
 EXPRESSWAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF JAMAICA, COUNTY OF  QUEENS,  SHALL  BE
 DESIGNATED  AND  KNOWN  AS THE "PORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICERS ARTHUR M.
 ANSERT JR. AND WILLIAM J. LEAHY MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
   § 2. The commissioner of  transportation,  in  consultation  with  the
 executive  director  of  the  port authority of New York and New Jersey,
 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.
                                                            LBD11359-02-5

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2025-A7849A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L

2025-A7849A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system including the bridge on the South Service Road, between Federal Circle and Perimeter Road Overpass, crossing over the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica to Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy.

2025-A7849A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7849--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.  ANDERSON,  ROZIC,  HYNDMAN,  BRAUNSTEIN,
   PHEFFER AMATO, BERGER -- 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 designating a portion of
   the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officers  Arthur  M.
   Ansert Jr. and William J. Leahy
 
   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  PORT
 AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICERS ARTHUR M. ANSERT JR. AND WILLIAM J. LEAHY. ALL
 THAT  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON THE
 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, BETWEEN FEDERAL CIRCLE AND THE PERIMETER ROAD  OVER-
 PASS,  CROSSING  OVER  THE  VAN  WYCK  EXPRESSWAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
 JAMAICA, COUNTY OF QUEENS, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO PORT  AUTHORITY  POLICE
 OFFICERS ARTHUR M. ANSERT JR. AND WILLIAM J. LEAHY.
   §  2.  The  commissioner  of  transportation, in consultation with the
 executive director of the port authority of New  York  and  New  Jersey,
 shall  provide  for the installation 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  Port
 Authority  Police  Officers  Arthur  M  Ansert  Jr and William J Leahy".
 However, to avoid confusion and to  limit  any  possible  disruption  of
 commerce,  the dedication 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.
                                                            LBD11359-04-5

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