Bill Text: NY A05333 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the Roslyn Viaduct over Hempstead Harbor in honor of William Cullen Bryant.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-11 - substituted by s6240 [A05333 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05333-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5333
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 15, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the highway  law,  in  relation  to  naming  the  Roslyn
         Viaduct over Hempstead Harbor in honor of William Cullen Bryant
         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-zzz
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 342-ZZZ. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
    4  "WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT VIADUCT". THE SECTION ON NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 25A
    5  WHICH  SPANS  OVER HEMPSTEAD HARBOR IN NASSAU COUNTY KNOWN AS THE ROSLYN
    6  VIADUCT SHALL HEREAFTER BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE  "WILLIAM  CULLEN
    7  BRYANT  VIADUCT"  IN  HONOR  OF THE POET AND CIVIC LEADER WILLIAM CULLEN
    8  BRYANT.
    9    S 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
   10  lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
   11  as designated pursuant to section one of this  act,  provided  that,  to
   12  avoid  any  confusion  and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
   13  the designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be
   14  ceremonial  in nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
   15  changed as a result of this act.
   16    S 3. 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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