Assembly Bill A8498

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "General Colin Powell Thruway"

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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-A8498 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-n, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5149

2021-A8498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of interstate eighty-seven as the "General Colin Powell Thruway".

2021-A8498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8498
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system as the "General Colin Powell Thruway"
 
   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 344-n to
 read as follows:
   §  344-N.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "GENERAL COLIN POWELL THRUWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF  THE  STATE  HIGHWAY
 SYSTEM CONSTITUTING INTERSTATE ROUTE EIGHTY-SEVEN, BEGINNING IN THE CITY
 OF YONKERS, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, AND CONTINUING NORTH UNTIL IT CROSSES
 STATE  ROUTE  TWENTY IN THE TOWN OF GUILDERLAND, COUNTY OF ALBANY, SHALL
 BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "GENERAL COLIN POWELL THRUWAY".
   § 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.  However,  to  avoid
 confusion  and  to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be  one  of
 ceremonial  nature  and  the  official name of such highway 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.
                                                            LBD13485-02-1

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