Assembly Bill A8970A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Renames the Christopher Street subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument station"

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    • In Committee Assembly
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A8970 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7974
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2023-A8970 - Summary

Renames the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument station"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2023-A8970 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8970
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT in relation to renaming the  Christopher  Street-Sheridan  Square
   subway  station  on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christo-
   pher Street-Sheridan Square-Stonewall National Monument station"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Upon a determination by the Metropolitan  Transportation
 Authority  or the New York City Transit Authority that sufficient  funds
 have  been  committed to   it   specifically   for   such  purpose,  the
 Metropolitan Transportation  Authority,  the public benefit  corporation
 created  by  section  1263 of the public   authorities law,  and the New
 York City Transit Authority, the public benefit corporation  created  by
 section  1201  of the   public   authorities law, shall use such specif-
 ically committed funds to rename the Christopher Street-Sheridan  Square
 subway  station  on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line of the New York
 city subway to the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square-Stonewall National
 Monument station. The MTA shall ensure that  all  signs,  maps  and  any
 other   items   issued  by  the  MTA  are updated  to accurately reflect
 the new name of the station within such time and in such manner  as  the
 MTA shall deem appropriate.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately, and  shall  be deemed
 repealed  after  the  signs, maps and any  other  items  are  accurately
 updated.  The chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation
 Authority  or  president  of  the New York City Transit Authority  shall
 notify  the legislative bill drafting commission upon the completion  of
 such  updates in  order that the commission may maintain an accurate and
 timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
 of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions   of   section
 44    of   the   legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers
 law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13853-02-4

2023-A8970A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7974
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2023-A8970A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Renames the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument station"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2023-A8970A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8970--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to renaming the  Christopher  Street-Sheridan  Square
   subway  station  on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christo-
   pher Street-Stonewall National Monument station"; and to  provide  for
   the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Upon a determination by the Metropolitan    Transportation
 Authority   or the New York City Transit Authority that sufficient funds
 have been committed to   it   specifically   for   such   purpose,   the
 Metropolitan  Transportation  Authority,  the public benefit corporation
 created by section 1263 of the public   authorities law,   and  the  New
 York  City  Transit Authority, the public benefit corporation created by
 section 1201 of the  public   authorities law, shall  use  such  specif-
 ically  committed funds to rename the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square
 subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line of the  New  York
 city  subway  to  the  Christopher  Street-Stonewall  National  Monument
 station. The MTA shall ensure that all signs, maps and any  other  items
 issued  by  the  MTA  are updated  to accurately reflect the new name of
 the station within such time and in such manner as the  MTA  shall  deem
 appropriate.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, and  shall  be deemed to
 expire and be repealed  after  the  signs, maps and any other items  are
 accurately  updated.    The  chief executive officer of the Metropolitan
 Transportation Authority or president  of  the  New  York  City  Transit
 Authority   shall  notify  the legislative bill drafting commission upon
 the completion of such updates in  order that the commission  may  main-
 tain  an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of
 the laws of the state of New York in  furtherance  of  effectuating  the
 provisions   of   section  44  of  the  legislative law and section 70-b
 of the public officers law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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