STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9578 IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- 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 the "Lieutenant Commander Phillip Wayne John- son 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-p to 2 read as follows: 3 § 344-p. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the 4 "Lieutenant Commander Phillip Wayne Johnson Memorial Bridge". All that 5 portion of the state highway system constituting New York state route 6 109 bridge over the southern state parkway in the town of Babylon, coun- 7 ty of Suffolk, shall be known as the "Lieutenant Commander Phillip Wayne 8 Johnson Memorial Bridge". 9 § 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. However, to avoid 12 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig- 13 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of 14 ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge 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. LBD01325-07-4