NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3098
SPONSOR: Jaffee TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the highway law, the environmental
conservation law, and the public authorities law, in relation to desig-
nating "The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge" as "The Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill authorizes the changing of the name of the Tappan Zee Bridge
to "The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge"
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 349-a of the highway law, as amended
by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern
Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general
northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson River at a point
south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The Governor
Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge", thence
in a general westerly direction to intersect with existing route number
seventeen or to a connection with that route, including a thruway
connection from that portion of the section west of the Hudson river,
generally southerly to a point to be determined by the authority on the
New York-New Jersey boundary line.
§ 2. Section 342-ww of the highway law, as added by chapter 245 of the
laws of 2001, is amended to add as follows:
§ 342-ww. Portion of the New York state thruway to be designated as the
"Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway". All that portion of the New York
state thruway in the county of Rockland constituting interstate route
287 from the New Jersey border to "The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
Bridge" shall be designated and known as the "Jewish War Veterans Memo-
rial Highway".
3. Section 13-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by
chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
§ 13-0103. Marine and coastal district described. The marine and coastal
district shall include the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within three
nautical miles from the coast line and all other tidal waters within the
state, including the Hudson River up to the Governor Malcolm Wilson
Tappan Zee Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt bridge.
§ 4. Subdivision 1 of section 13-0207 of the environmental conservation
law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read
as follows:
1. The department periodically shall examine all shellfish lands within
the marine district and the Hudson River between the Franklin and Elea-
nor Roosevelt Bridge and the federal dam at Troy to ascertain the sani-
tary condition thereof in accordance with regulations promulgated pursu-
ant to section 13-0319 of this title.
§ 5. Subdivision 2 of section 356 of the public authorities' law, as
amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
follows:
2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern
Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general
northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson River at a point
south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge", including a highway connection between
"The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge" and the New England section
of the thruway presently known as interstate route two hundred eighty-
seven, thence in a general westerly direction to intersect with existing
route number seventeen or to a connection with that route, including a
thruway connection from that portion of the section west of the Hudson
river, generally southerly to a point to be determined by the authority
on the New York-New Jersey boundary line.
§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
None
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation recognizes two of the the most influential people of
the 20th century. Fortunately for us, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
were both born and raised in New York State. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and poli-
tical leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. He
won a record four elections and served from March 1933 to his death in
April 1945. He was a dominant figure in world events during the mid-20th
century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic
depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform,
known as the New Deal, involved the great expansion of the role of the
federal government in the economy. A dominant leader of the Democratic
Party, he built the New Deal Coalition that united labor unions, big
city machines, white ethnics, African Americans, and rural white South-
erners. The Coalition realigned American politics after 1932, creating
the Fifth Party System and defining American liberalism for the middle
third of the 20th century.
Eleanor Roosevelt was a writer, activist, and wife of President, Frank-
lin Delano Roosevelt. Using her intellect and influence, she redefined
what it meant to be a female member of the upper echelons of society,
First Lady of New York, First Lady of the United States, and ultimately
she expanded the role of women in society.
There is no denying that the Roosevelt's made monumental changes to New
York State, Social Justice and the entire country. We now have an oppor-
tunity to recognize the great contributions that were made by both of
them by renaming the Tappan Zee bridge to the Franklin and Eleanor
Roosevelt Bridge.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New legislation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3098
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, ABBATE, PRETLOW -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, the environmental conservation law, and
the public authorities law, in relation to designating "The Governor
Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge" as "The Franklin and Eleanor Roose-
velt Bridge"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 349-a of the highway law, as
2 amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern
5 Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general
6 northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson river at a point
7 south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The [Governor
8 Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge",
9 thence in a general westerly direction to intersect with existing route
10 number seventeen or to a connection with that route, including a thruway
11 connection from that portion of the section west of the Hudson river,
12 generally southerly to a point to be determined by the authority on the
13 New York-New Jersey boundary line.
14 § 2. Section 342-ww of the highway law, as added by chapter 245 of the
15 laws of 2001, is amended to add as follows:
16 § 342-ww. Portion of the New York state thruway to be designated as
17 the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway". All that portion of the New
18 York state thruway in the county of Rockland constituting interstate
19 route 287 from the New Jersey border to "The [Governor Malcolm Wilson
20 Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge" shall be designated
21 and known as the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway".
22 § 3. Section 13-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended
23 by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 13-0103. Marine and coastal district described.
2 The marine and coastal district shall include the waters of the Atlan-
3 tic Ocean within three nautical miles from the coast line and all other
4 tidal waters within the state, including the Hudson River up to the
5 [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
6 bridge.
7 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 13-0307 of the environmental conserva-
8 tion law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
9 read as follows:
10 1. The department periodically shall examine all shellfish lands with-
11 in the marine district and the Hudson River between the [Governor
12 Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt bridge and the
13 federal dam at Troy to ascertain the sanitary condition thereof in
14 accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to section 13-0319 of
15 this title.
16 § 5. Subdivision 2 of section 356 of the public authorities law, as
17 amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
18 follows:
19 2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern
20 Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general
21 northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson river at a point
22 south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The [Governor
23 Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge",
24 including a highway connection between "The [Governor Malcolm Wilson
25 Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge" and the New England
26 section of the thruway presently known as interstate route two hundred
27 eighty-seven, thence in a general westerly direction to intersect with
28 existing route number seventeen or to a connection with that route,
29 including a thruway connection from that portion of the section west of
30 the Hudson river, generally southerly to a point to be determined by the
31 authority on the New York-New Jersey boundary line.
32 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
