Bill Text: NY S08745 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates a portion of the state highway system in the county of Suffolk as the "Jolly 51 Memorial Bridge".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-09-25 - SIGNED CHAP.277 [S08745 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8745
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 10, 2018
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        Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
          the state highway system in the county of Suffolk  as  the  "Jolly  51
          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 344-h to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 344-h. Portion of the state highway system to be designated  as  the
     4  "Jolly  51  Memorial  Bridge".  All  that  portion of the highway system
     5  constituting the County Route 31  overpass  at  Sunrise  Highway  (State
     6  Route  27) in the town of Westhampton Beach, county of Suffolk, shall be
     7  designated and known as the "Jolly 51 Memorial Bridge".
     8    § 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    § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    16  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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