Bill Text: NY S07674 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates a bridge on state route 20 in the town of Nassau, county of Rensselaer, as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-03 - SIGNED CHAP.100 [S07674 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07674-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7674
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 13, 2012
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       Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
         the state highway system as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley  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 343-z to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 343-Z. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
    4  "STAFF  SERGEANT  DEREK  FARLEY  MEMORIAL  BRIDGE".  THE BRIDGE ACROSS A
    5  TRIBUTARY OF NASSAU LAKE ON STATE ROUTE 20 IN THE TOWN OF NASSAU, COUNTY
    6  OF RENSSELAER, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND  KNOWN  AS  THE  "STAFF  SERGEANT
    7  DEREK FARLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
    8    S  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    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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