NY State Senate Bill 2023-S5249

Senate Bill S5249

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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- In Committee Senate
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Feb 28, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S5249 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6572
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §344-o, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S8702, A9347

2023-S5249 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge".

2023-S5249 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5249

SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur
B. Reddy Memorial Bridge"

 
PURPOSE:

Designates all that portion of the state highway system constituting the
Bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Park-
dale Drive and Sylvan Road in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk,
shall be designated and known as the "Trooper Gerard B.  Kane and Troop-
er Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge."

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 344-n.

Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide

for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state
highway systems as designated pursuant to section 1 of this act. The
designation will be for ceremonial purposes only, and the official name
of the bridge will not be changed as a result of this act.

Section 3: Provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy died instantly on
November 15, 1937 when their automobile struck a tree while responding
to a report of criminal mischief to equipment used to build the parkway
system on Long Island. Their car left a dirt road adjacent to Deer Park
Avenue in the Town of Babylon. The designated bridge is near the
location where the troopers were killed. This designation would be a
fitting tribute to the service of these two members.of the New York
State Police.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: 8702A Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2023-S5249 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5249
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the state highway system the  "Trooper  Gerard  B.  Kane  and  Trooper
   Arthur B. Reddy 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  GERARD  B.  KANE AND TROOPER ARTHUR B. REDDY MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
 THE BRIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY ON DEER PARK  AVENUE  BETWEEN
 PARKDALE  DRIVE  AND  SYLVAN  ROAD  IN  THE  TOWN  OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF
 SUFFOLK, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER  GERARD  B.  KANE
 AND TROOPER ARTHUR B. REDDY 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  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.
                                                            LBD06288-01-3

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