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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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40--C
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. WALCZYK, BAILEY, COMRIE, GRIFFO, SKOUFIS -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with
Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
discharged, bill amended, 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 War Dogs
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 344-s to
read as follows:
§ 344-S. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DEDICATED TO WAR
DOGS. ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING STATE
ROUTE 28 IN THE VILLAGE OF HERKIMER, COUNTY OF HERKIMER, BEGINNING AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH CANAL ACCESS ROAD, CONTINUING IN A GENERALLY
NORTHERLY DIRECTION, AND TERMINATING AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE
ROUTE 5, SHALL BE DEDICATED TO WAR DOGS.
§ 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 War Dogs". However, to avoid
confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedi-
cation 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.
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