Bill Text: NY S06827 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to renaming or designating certain state parks, sites, highways and bridges; authorizes the renaming or designation of certain state parks, sites, highways and bridges in honor of Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr., Senator William J. Larkin, Jr., and Governor Mario M. Cuomo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S06827 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S06827-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6827 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to renaming Riverbank state park; to authorize the renaming of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; to authorize the renaming of, in whole or in part, the New Windsor Cantonment state historic site; to amend the highway law, in relation to designating certain portions of the state highway system as the "Senator William J. Larkin, Jr. Highway"; and to amend the public authorities law, envi- ronmental conservation law and the highway law, in relation to naming the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is 2 amended by adding a new section 13.04 to read as follows: 3 § 13.04 Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr. state park. Notwithstand- 4 ing any other law to the contrary, the state park known as Riverbank 5 state park located on the upper west side of Manhattan on the banks of 6 the Hudson river shall after the effective date of this section be known 7 as Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr. state park and shall be suitably 8 marked in a manner to be prescribed by the commissioner. 9 § 2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner 10 of the New York state office of parks, recreation and historic preserva- 11 tion is authorized to take all steps necessary to obtain the authori- 12 zation of the Palisades Interstate park commission to rename the 13 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor located in the town of New Windsor 14 to the Senator William J. Larkin, Jr. National Purple Heart Hall of 15 Honor. 16 § 3. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner 17 of the New York state office of parks, recreation and historic preserva- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD12025-02-7S. 6827 2 1 tion is authorized to take all steps necessary to obtain the authori- 2 zation of the Palisades Interstate park commission to rename the New 3 Windsor Cantonment state historic site located in the town of New Wind- 4 sor, in whole or in part, in honor of Senator William J. Larkin, Jr. 5 § 4. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-g to read 6 as follows: 7 § 344-g. Portion of state highway system to be designated as the 8 "Senator William J. Larkin, Jr. Highway". A portion of state route three 9 hundred, beginning at the intersection of state route three hundred, 10 state route thirty-two and state route ninety-four in New Windsor and 11 ending at the intersection of state route three hundred and state route 12 two hundred seven in New Windsor shall be designated and known as the 13 "Senator William J. Larkin, Jr. Highway". 14 § 5. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal- 15 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system 16 as designated pursuant to section four of this act. However, to avoid 17 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig- 18 nations called for pursuant to section four of this act shall be one of 19 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be 20 changed as a result of this act. 21 § 6. Subdivision 2 of section 356 of the public authorities law, as 22 amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern 25 Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general 26 northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson river at a point 27 south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The Governor 28 [Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Mario M. Cuomo Bridge", including a highway 29 connection between "The Governor [Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Mario M. 30 Cuomo Bridge" and the New England section of the thruway presently known 31 as interstate route two hundred eighty-seven, thence in a general 32 westerly direction to intersect with existing route number seventeen or 33 to a connection with that route, including a thruway connection from 34 that portion of the section west of the Hudson river, generally souther- 35 ly to a point to be determined by the authority on the New York-New 36 Jersey boundary line. 37 § 7. Section 13-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended 38 by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 39 § 13-0103. Marine and coastal district described. 40 The marine and coastal district shall include the waters of the Atlan- 41 tic Ocean within three nautical miles from the coast line and all other 42 tidal waters within the state, including the Hudson River up to the 43 Governor [Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Mario M. Cuomo bridge. 44 § 8. Subdivision 1 of section 13-0307 of the environmental conserva- 45 tion law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 1999, is amended to 46 read as follows: 47 1. The department periodically shall examine all shellfish lands with- 48 in the marine district and the Hudson River between the Governor 49 [Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Mario M. Cuomo bridge and the federal dam at 50 Troy to ascertain the sanitary condition thereof in accordance with 51 regulations promulgated pursuant to section 13-0319 of this title. 52 § 9. Section 342-ww of the highway law, as added by chapter 245 of the 53 laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 54 § 342-ww. Portion of the New York state thruway to be designated as 55 the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway". All that portion of the New 56 York state thruway in the county of Rockland constituting interstateS. 6827 3 1 route 287 from the New Jersey border to "The Governor [Malcolm Wilson2Tappan Zee] Mario M. Cuomo Bridge" shall be designated and known as the 3 "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway". 4 § 10. Subdivision 2 of section 349-a of the highway law, as amended by 5 chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 6 2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern 7 Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general 8 northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson river at a point 9 south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The Governor 10 [Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Mario M. Cuomo Bridge", thence in a general 11 westerly direction to intersect with existing route number seventeen or 12 to a connection with that route, including a thruway connection from 13 that portion of the section west of the Hudson river, generally souther- 14 ly to a point to be determined by the authority on the New York-New 15 Jersey boundary line. 16 § 11. This act shall take effect immediately.