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                                        5974--A
           Cal. No. 351
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 30, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  BALL,  GIPSON,  LARKIN  -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
         recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
         Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  reported favorably from said committee,
         ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
         by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
         restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
         its place in the order of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
         the state highway system as the "Disabled American Veterans 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-c to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  344-C.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
    4  "DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL  BRIDGE".  THE  BRIDGE  ACROSS  THE
    5  TACONIC STATE PARKWAY ON BRYANT POND ROAD, IN THE TOWN OF PUTNAM VALLEY,
    6  COUNTY  OF PUTNAM, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "DISABLED AMERI-
    7  CAN VETERANS 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.
                                                                  LBD11707-05-4