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Senate Bill S9318A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Officer Stephen L. Raymond

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2025-S9318 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10450
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §345-e, Hway L

2025-S9318 - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system, consisting of the bridge located on Diamond Point road at exit twenty-three of interstate eighty-seven in the town of Lake George, county of Warren, to Officer Stephen L. Raymond.

2025-S9318 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9318 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9318
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  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 dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to ECO Stephen L. Raymond
 
   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-e to
 read as follows:
   § 345-E. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE  DEDICATED  TO  ECO
 STEPHEN  L.  RAYMOND.  THE  BRIDGE LOCATED ON DIAMOND POINT ROAD AT EXIT
 TWENTY-THREE OF INTERSTATE EIGHTY-SEVEN IN  THE  TOWN  OF  LAKE  GEORGE,
 COUNTY OF WARREN, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO ECO STEPHEN L. RAYMOND.
   §  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
 signage shall state "Bridge Dedicated to ECO Stephen L Raymond".  Howev-
 er, 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.
                                                            LBD15044-01-6

2025-S9318A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10450
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §345-e, Hway L

2025-S9318A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system, consisting of the bridge located on Diamond Point road at exit twenty-three of interstate eighty-seven in the town of Lake George, county of Warren, to Officer Stephen L. Raymond.

2025-S9318A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9318A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9318--A
     Cal. No. 784
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  report,  amended  on
   first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to Officer Stephen L. Raymond
 
   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-e to
 read as follows:
   § 345-E. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO  OFFI-
 CER STEPHEN L. RAYMOND. THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON DIAMOND POINT ROAD AT EXIT
 TWENTY-THREE  OF  INTERSTATE  EIGHTY-SEVEN  IN  THE TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE,
 COUNTY OF WARREN, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO OFFICER STEPHEN L. RAYMOND.
   § 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
 signage  shall  state  "Bridge  Dedicated to Officer Stephen L Raymond".
 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.
                                                            LBD15044-02-6

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