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Senate Bill S8453

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell

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2025-S8453 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §345-d, Hway L

2025-S8453 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the Wantagh state parkway from route 27 to Jerusalem Road in the hamlet of Wantagh, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau to William Cornell.

2025-S8453 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8453
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to William Cornell
 
   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 345-d to
 read as follows:
   § 345-D. PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE  DEDICATED  TO  WILLIAM
 CORNELL.  THE  WALKING  PATH ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF THE WANTAGH STATE
 PARKWAY FROM ROUTE TWENTY-SEVEN TO JERUSALEM AVENUE  IN  THE  HAMLET  OF
 WANTAGH,  TOWN  OF  HEMPSTEAD,  COUNTY  OF NASSAU, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO
 WILLIAM CORNELL.
   § 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 "William Cornell memorial trail".  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 walking trail 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.
                                                            LBD13329-04-5

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