Bill Text: NY A05066 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge as the "Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-11 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A05066 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A05066-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5066

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 11, 2025
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        Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the ceremo-
          nial designation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge as
          the "Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge"

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

     1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 526-c to read as follows:
     3    § 526-c. Ceremonial designation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt  Mid-
     4  Hudson  bridge. 1.   The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge, as
     5  defined in subdivision five of section five hundred twenty-six  of  this
     6  title, shall be designated and known as the "Franklin and Eleanor Roose-
     7  velt Mid-Hudson Bridge".
     8    2.  The  chairperson  of  the  New  York  State Bridge Authority shall
     9  provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of  the
    10  state  highway  system as designated pursuant to subdivision one of this
    11  section within such time and in such manner as they shall deem appropri-
    12  ate. However, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of
    13  commerce, the designation called for pursuant to subdivision one of this
    14  section shall be one of ceremonial nature and the official name of  such
    15  bridge shall not be changed as a result of this section.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



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