Bill Text: NY A07273 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to renaming the bridges of the state highway system after New York state's medal of honor recipients.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to transportation [A07273 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A07273-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7273
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 8, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to renaming the bridges of
the state highway system after New York state's medal of honor recipi-
ents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 10 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 47 to read as follows:
3 47. CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO RENAME THE BRIDGES OF THE STATE
4 HIGHWAY SYSTEM AFTER NEW YORK STATE'S MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. SUCH
5 PLAN SHALL (A) REQUIRE THAT THE BRIDGES TO BE RENAMED BE AS CLOSE TO THE
6 RECIPIENTS' HOMES AS FEASIBLE AND (B) PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND
7 MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE SIGNAGE PURSUANT TO A SCHEDULE FOR THE PLACEMENT
8 OF SIGNS TO BE ESTABLISHED CONSIDERING EXISTING SIGNS THAT NEED REPLAC-
9 ING. HOWEVER, TO AVOID CONFUSION AND TO LIMIT ANY POSSIBLE DISRUPTION OF
10 COMMERCE, THE DESIGNATION CALLED FOR PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
11 BE ONE OF CEREMONIAL NATURE AND THE OFFICIAL NAME OF SUCH BRIDGE SHALL
12 NOT BE CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACT.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06544-01-3
