Assembly Bill A7843A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Jake Arcara Worker's Memorial Highway"

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  • 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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2025-A7843 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L

2025-A7843 - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, as the "Jake Acara Worker's Memorial Highway".

2025-A7843 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7843
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred 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 "Jake Acara Worker's Memorial Highway"
 
   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-r to
 read as follows:
   § 344-R. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
 "JAKE  ACARA  WORKER'S  MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE
 HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING STATE ROUTE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN FROM UNDER-
 HILL AVENUE TO OLD COUNTRY WAY IN THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN, COUNTY OF  WEST-
 CHESTER, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "JAKE ACARA WORKER'S MEMO-
 RIAL HIGHWAY".
   §  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  highway  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.
                                                            LBD11554-01-5

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2025-A7843A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344-r, Hway L

2025-A7843A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, as the "Jake Acara Worker's Memorial Highway".

2025-A7843A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7843--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SLATER, MORINELLO, SMULLEN, McDONOUGH -- read
   once and referred to the  Committee  on  Transportation  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
   the  state  highway system as the "Jake Arcara Worker's Memorial High-
   way"
 
   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-r to
 read as follows:
   §  344-R.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "JAKE ARCARA WORKER'S MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF  THE  STATE
 HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING STATE ROUTE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN FROM UNDER-
 HILL  AVENUE TO OLD COUNTRY WAY IN THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN, COUNTY OF WEST-
 CHESTER, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN  AS  THE  "JAKE  ARCARA  WORKER'S
 MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
   §  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  highway  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.
                                                            LBD11554-02-5

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