Bill Text: NY A07497 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7497 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Designates a portion of state route 102 in the hamlet of Uniondale, Nassau county, beginning at the intersection of Uniondale Avenue and Front Street and ending at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Front Street, as "Melvin Harris, Jr. Way".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-16 - signed chap.102 [A07497 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07497-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7497
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 7, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. RAYNOR -- 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 as "Melvin Harris, Jr. Way"
          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-k to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 344-k. Portion of the state  highway  system  to  be  designated  as
     4  "Melvin  Harris, Jr.   Way". That portion of state route one hundred two
     5  in the hamlet of Uniondale, Nassau county, beginning at the intersection
     6  of Uniondale Avenue and Front Street and ending at the  intersection  of
     7  Hawthorne  Avenue  and  Front  Street,  shall be designated and known as
     8  "Melvin Harris, Jr. Way".
     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 highway 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.
                                                                   LBD11308-01-9