Bill Text: NY A07733 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the bridge on United States route 219, crossing the Cattaraugus creek, in the counties of Cattaraugus and Erie, as the "Gerard 'Jess' Fitzpatrick Memorial Bridge".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-15 - substituted by s5913 [A07733 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A07733-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7733
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 11, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- 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 "Gerard 'Jess' Fitzpatrick Memorial
          Bridge"
          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 344-f to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  344-f.  Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
     4  "Gerard 'Jess' Fitzpatrick Memorial Bridge". The bridge on United States
     5  route two hundred nineteen, crossing  over  Cattaraugus  Creek,  in  the
     6  counties  of  Cattaraugus and Erie, shall be designated and known as the
     7  "Gerard 'Jess' Fitzpatrick Memorial Bridge".
     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.  However,  to  avoid
    11  confusion  and  to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
    12  nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be  one  of
    13  ceremonial  nature  and  the  official  name of such bridge shall not be
    14  changed as a result of this act.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11394-02-7