Senate Bill S8246

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-S8246 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8766
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §526-b, Pub Auth L

2017-S8246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S8246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8246
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 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.
                                                            LBD13696-04-8

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