Assembly Bill A8766A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Designates the "Bear Mountain bridge" as the "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8766 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8246
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §526-b, Pub Auth L

2017-A8766 - Summary

Designates the "Bear Mountain bridge" as the "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge".

2017-A8766 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8766
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to designate the "Bear Mountain  bridge"  as  the  "Purple  Heart
   Veterans Memorial Bridge"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The Bear Mountain bridge, as defined in  subdivision  seven
 of  section  526  of the public authorities law, shall be designated and
 known as the "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge".
   § 2. The chairman of the New York State Bridge Authority 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.
                                                            LBD13696-01-7

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2017-A8766A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8246
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §526-b, Pub Auth L

2017-A8766A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the "Bear Mountain bridge" as the "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge".

2017-A8766A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8766--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation -- reference changed  to  the  Committee  on  Corpo-
   rations,  Authorities  and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the ceremo-
   nial designation of the "Bear Mountain bridge" as  the  "Purple  Heart
   Veterans Memorial Bridge"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 526-b to read as follows:
   §  526-B.  CEREMONIAL DESIGNATION OF THE BEAR MOUNTAIN BRIDGE. 1.  THE
 BEAR MOUNTAIN BRIDGE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN  OF  SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-SIX  OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE
 "PURPLE HEART VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
   2. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE BRIDGE AUTHORITY  SHALL  PROVIDE
 FOR  THE  INSTALLATION  AND MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE SIGNING OF THE STATE
 HIGHWAY SYSTEM  AS  DESIGNATED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.    HOWEVER,  TO  AVOID  CONFUSION  AND  TO  LIMIT  ANY POSSIBLE
 DISRUPTION OF COMMERCE, THE DESIGNATION CALLED FOR PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ONE OF CEREMONIAL NATURE AND THE OFFI-
 CIAL NAME OF SUCH BRIDGE SHALL NOT BE CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13696-02-8

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