Senate Bill S8691

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "9.11 Heroes Bridge"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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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Bill Amendments

2023-S8691 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §256, Hway L

2023-S8691 - Summary

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "9.11 Heroes Bridge".

2023-S8691 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8691 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8691
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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  the  Scaja-
   quada pedestrian bridge as the "Scajaquada 9/11 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  256  to
 read as follows:
   § 256. SCAJAQUADA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "SCAJAQUA-
 DA  9/11  MEMORIAL  BRIDGE".  THE  PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT SPANS NEW YORK
 STATE ROUTE 198, KNOWN AS THE  SCAJAQUADA  EXPRESSWAY,  FROM  NOTTINGHAM
 TERRACE  TO HOYT LAKE IN DELAWARE PARK IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, COUNTY OF
 ERIE, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS  THE  "SCAJAQUADA  9/11  MEMORIAL
 BRIDGE".
   §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
 lation and maintenance of adequate signing  as  designated  pursuant  to
 section one 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.
                                                            LBD14692-01-4

2023-S8691A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §256, Hway L

2023-S8691A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "9.11 Heroes Bridge".

2023-S8691A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8691A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8691--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating  the  Scaja-
   quada pedestrian bridge as the "9.11 Heroes 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  256  to
 read as follows:
   §  256.  SCAJAQUADA  PEDESTRIAN  BRIDGE  TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "9.11
 HEROES BRIDGE". THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT SPANS NEW  YORK  STATE  ROUTE
 198, KNOWN AS THE SCAJAQUADA EXPRESSWAY, FROM NOTTINGHAM TERRACE TO HOYT
 LAKE  IN  DELAWARE PARK IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, COUNTY OF ERIE, SHALL BE
 DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "9.11 HEROES BRIDGE".
   § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
 lation  and  maintenance  of  adequate signing as designated pursuant to
 section one 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.
                                                            LBD14692-02-4

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