Bill Text: NY S08246 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the "Bear Mountain bridge" as the "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-10-02 - SIGNED CHAP.319 [S08246 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08246-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8246 IN SENATE April 23, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the ceremo- nial designation of the "Bear Mountain bridge" as the "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 526-b to read as follows: 3 § 526-b. Ceremonial designation of the Bear Mountain bridge. 1. The 4 Bear Mountain bridge, as defined in subdivision seven of section five 5 hundred twenty-six of this title, shall be designated and known as the 6 "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge". 7 2. The chairman of the New York State Bridge Authority shall provide 8 for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state 9 highway system as designated pursuant to subdivision one of this 10 section. However, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible 11 disruption of commerce, the designation called for pursuant to subdivi- 12 sion one of this section shall be one of ceremonial nature and the offi- 13 cial name of such bridge shall not be changed as a result of this act. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13696-04-8
