Bill Text: NY S09301 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates all that portion of the state and local highway system constituting route thirty-five between United States route two hundred two and state route one hundred as the "Purple Heart Trail".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-10 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S09301 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09301-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9301

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 10, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 "Purple Heart Trail"

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 342-aaa
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 342-aaa. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
     4  "Purple Heart Trail". All that portion of the state  and  local  highway
     5  system  constituting  route  thirty-five between United States route two
     6  hundred two and state route one  hundred  shall  be  designated  as  the
     7  "Purple Heart Trail".
     8    §  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
     9  lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
    10  as designated pursuant to section one of this act. The use and placement
    11  of  such  signs shall be determined by the local municipality.  However,
    12  to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the
    13  designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be  one
    14  of  ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
    15  changed as a result of this act.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15515-01-4