NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6867

Senate Bill S6867

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
May 12, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S6867 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3893
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §344-o, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9023, A9378

2023-S6867 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge" in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

2023-S6867 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6867

SPONSOR: RHOADS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial
Bridge"

 
PURPOSE::

To honor the life and ultimate sacrifice of New York State Police Troop-
er Edward J. Sweeney by designating the portion of the state highway
system constituting the Merrick Rd overpass on The Meadowbrook State
Parkway in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, NY as the "State Troop-
er Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge."

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::

Section one adds a new section 344-m to the highway law designating the
portion of the state highway system constituting the Merrick Rd overpass
on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau Coun-

ty, NY as the "State Trooper Edward J. Sweeney Memorial Bridge." Section
2 requires the commissioner of the Department of Transportation to
provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signage.
Section 3 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION::

Trooper Edward J. Sweeney was killed on May 17, 1930 when his motorcycle
collided with a truck on Sunrise Highway near Babylon Tpke in Nassau
County. At the time of the accident, he was en-route to Freeport from
the Wantagh Station for administrative duty. Trooper Sweeney was a
7-month veteran of the State Police assigned to the Jones Beach detail.
He was the first member of the State Police assigned to newly estab-
lished Troop "L" to die in the line of duty.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE::

This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S6867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6867
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RHOADS -- 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 as the "Trooper Edward  J.  Sweeney  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  EDWARD  J.  SWEENEY  MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE
 STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE ON  THE  MEADOWBROOK  STATE
 PARKWAY AT THE EXIT M10, LOOP PARKWAY OVERPASS IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD,
 COUNTY  OF  NASSAU, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER EDWARD
 J. SWEENEY 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.
                                                            LBD06641-02-3

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