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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Westchester Purple Heart Recipients, the official text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8237--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion  of
   the state highway system to Westchester Purple Heart Recipients
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section  342-aaa
 to read as follows:
   §  342-AAA.  PORTION  OF  THE  STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO
 WESTCHESTER PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS. ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGH-
 WAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING STATE ROUTE THIRTY-FIVE BEGINNING AT ITS  INTER-
 SECTION WITH UNITED STATES ROUTE TWO HUNDRED TWO, CONTINUING IN A GENER-
 ALLY  EASTERLY DIRECTION, AND TERMINATING AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE
 ROUTE ONE HUNDRED IN THE TOWN OF SOMERS, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, SHALL BE
 DEDICATED TO WESTCHESTER PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS.
   § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
 lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
 as dedicated pursuant to section one of this  act;  provided  that  such
 signing  shall  state  "Highway  Dedicated  to  Westchester Purple Heart
 Recipients". However, to avoid  confusion  and  to  limit  any  possible
 disruption  of  commerce,  the dedication called for pursuant to section
 one of this act shall be one of ceremonial nature and the official  name
 of such highway shall not be changed as a result of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06466-05-5
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