Assembly Bill A3544

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Fallen Skywalkers Memorial Bridge" in the city of Buffalo in Erie County

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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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2021-A3544 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5124
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §343-ddd, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5055
2019-2020: A6469, S580
2023-2024: A7683, S5724

2021-A3544 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Fallen Skywalkers Memorial Bridge" in the city of Buffalo in Erie county.

2021-A3544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3544
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to establishing the "Fallen
   Skywalkers Memorial Bridge"
 
   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 343-ddd
 to read as follows:
   § 343-DDD.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE  DESIGNATED  AND
 KNOWN  AS  THE  "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF
 THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE  ON  ROUTE  FIVE  WHICH
 CROSSES  OVER  FUHRMANN BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH END AND SPANS THE BUFFALO
 WATERFRONT UNTIL INTERSECTING AT THE NORTH END WITH  CHURCH  STREET  AND
 TURNS  INTO DELAWARE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO IN ERIE COUNTY, SHALL
 BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
   § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
 lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
 as designated pursuant to section one of this  act;  provided  that,  to
 avoid  any  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.
                                                            LBD06985-01-1

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