BILL NUMBER:  S4396

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the
portion of the state highway system known as the "Marine Corporal
James J. Jackowski Memorial Highway"

 PURPOSE :

Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of
Lewisboro, county of Westchester, as the "Marine Corporal James J.
Jackowski Memorial Highway." This bill revises a previous bill in
which an inadvertent error was made regarding the rank of Mr.
Jackowski.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill amends section 344e of the Highway Law, as
added by Chapter 370 of the Laws of 2016, which designates that a
portion of the state highway system constituting state route
thirty-five in the town of Lewisboro, county of Westchester, beginning
at the intersection of state route thirty-five and state route one
hundred twenty-four, and terminating at the intersection of state
route thirty-five and Ridgefield Avenue, shall be designated and known
as the "Marine Corporal James J. Jackowski Memorial Highway."

Section two contains the effective date.
              

 JUSTIFICATION :

Marine Corporal James J. Jackowski, 20, was one of the 239 Marines
tragically killed in the Beirut, Lebanon barracks bombings on October
23, 1983. Corporal Jackowski enlisted in the Marines during his senior
year at John Jay High School, located in the Katonah Lewisboro School
District. Following his desired career path, Corporal Jackowski became
a cook within the Marines, a passion and skill he developed while in
high school. Through his talent of cooking and duties as a Marine,
Corporal Jackowski shared his fun-loving and compassionate nature with
everyone he came in contact with. He genuinely cared about the
emotions and wellbeing of others and showed this throughout his daily
life. New York State Route 35 runs directly past Corporal Jackowski's
family home while he attended high school, and at the time of his
tragic death. Dedicating this section of state highway ensures that
Marine Corporal James J. Jackowski's heroic sacrifice is honored for
all time. This bill revises a previous enacted law, which
inadvertently listed the rank of Mr. Jackowski as Lance Corporal.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

Chapter 370 of the laws of 2016 unanimously passed both houses of the
legislature.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.