NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8328

Senate Bill S8328

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Boston volunteer firefighters David Hadley, Eugene Schmitt, Dana Stevens and Donald Pfarner 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
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 18, 2024	referred to transportation

2023-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8959
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §342-aaa, Hway L

2023-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Boston Volunteer Firefighters David Hadley, Eugene Schmitt, Dana Stevens and Donald Pfarner Memorial Bridge".

2023-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8328

SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Boston Volunteer Firefighters David
Hadley, Eugene Schmitt, Dana Stevens and Donald Pfarner Memorial Bridge"

 
PURPOSE:

To memorialize the ultimate sacrifice of four members of the Boston New
York Fire Company by naming the bridge on Rice Road in the Town of
Boston, Erie County, going over State Route 219 as the "Boston Volunteer
Firefighters David Hadley, Eugene Schmitt, Dana Stevens and Donald Pfar-
ner Memorial Bridge".

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill designates a portion of the state highway system
as the "Boston Volunteer Firefighters David Hadley, Eugene Schmitt, Dana
Stevens and Donald Pfarner Memorial Bridge".

Section 2. Requires the NYS DOT Commissioner to provide for the instal-
lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
as designated pursuant to section one of this act.

Section 3. establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On July 15, 1978, four of the Town of Boston Fire Company's bravest were
attempting to rescue persons trapped in a well where they inhaled fatal
amounts of carbon monoxide. Volunteer Firefighters David Hadley, Eugene
Schmitt, Dana Stevens and Donald Pfarner ultimately lost their lives as
a result. This legislation recognizes their heroism and service to the
residents of the Town of Boston and the Boston Fire Company by naming
the Rice Road bridge, over State Route 219, as the "Boston Volunteer
Firefighters David Hadley, Eugene Schmitt, Dana Stevens and Donald Pfar-
ner Memorial Bridge".

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8328
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 "Boston Volunteer  Firefighters  David
   Hadley,  Eugene  Schmitt,  Dana  Stevens  and  Donald Pfarner 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 342-aaa
 to read as follows:
   § 342-AAA. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "BOSTON VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS DAVID HADLEY, EUGENE SCHMITT, DANA  STEV-
 ENS  AND  DONALD PFARNER MEMORIAL BRIDGE". THE BRIDGE ON RICE HILL ROAD,
 IN THE TOWN OF BOSTON, COUNTY OF ERIE, CROSSING  OVER  STATE  ROUTE  TWO
 HUNDRED NINETEEN, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "BOSTON VOLUNTEER
 FIREFIGHTERS DAVID HADLEY, EUGENE SCHMITT, DANA STEVENS AND DONALD PFAR-
 NER 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.
                                                            LBD14089-01-4

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