A3777 • 2025

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Patrick Burke
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers.

What This Bill Does

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers.

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Bill History

2026-06-02 Assembly
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
2026-06-02 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 3777A
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
2025-01-30 Assembly
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          3777

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 30, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to establishing the "Fallen
          Skywalkers 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 343-ddd
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 343-DDD.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE  DESIGNATED  AND
     4  KNOWN  AS  THE  "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF
     5  THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE BRIDGE  ON  ROUTE  FIVE  WHICH
     6  CROSSES  OVER  FUHRMANN BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH END AND SPANS THE BUFFALO
     7  WATERFRONT UNTIL INTERSECTING AT THE NORTH END WITH  CHURCH  STREET  AND
     8  TURNS  INTO DELAWARE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO IN ERIE COUNTY, SHALL
     9  BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS THE "FALLEN SKYWALKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
    10    § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
    11  lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
    12  as designated pursuant to section one of this  act;  provided  that,  to
    13  avoid  any  confusion  and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
    14  the designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be
    15  one  of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not
    16  be changed as a result of this act.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08061-01-5