Assembly Bill A6597

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher Memorial Bridge

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A6597 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5426
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-o, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7790, S6533

2023-A6597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system on the Long Island Expressway, county of Suffolk, as the "Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher Memorial Bridge".

2023-A6597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6597
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the  state highway system as the "Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher 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 344-o to
 read as follows:
   §  344-O.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "TROOPER JOSEPH J. GALLAGHER MEMORIAL BRIDGE". THE BRIDGE  ON  WESTBOUND
 LONG  ISLAND  EXPRESSWAY,  INTERSTATE ROUTE FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE, TO
 SOUTHBOUND SAGTIKOS PARKWAY OVERPASS, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, SHALL BE DESIG-
 NATED AND KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER JOSEPH J. GALLAGHER 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.  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.
                                                            LBD04019-01-3

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