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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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291
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- 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 as the "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham 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-r to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-R. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
4 "TROOPER EDWARD L. CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL BRIDGE". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE
5 STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTITUTING THE NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 27 BRIDGE
6 OVER NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 135, COUNTY OF NASSAU, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND
7 KNOWN AS THE "TROOPER EDWARD L. CUNNINGHAM 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 immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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