Designates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge".
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6572
SPONSOR: Durso TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur
B. Reddy Memorial Bridge"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designates a portion of the state highway system the "Trooper Gerard B.
Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge"
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:.
Section 1: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 344-o.
Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state
highway systems as designated pursuant to section 1 of this act. The
designation will be for ceremonial purposes only, and the official name
of the bridge will not be changed as a result of this act.
Section 3: Provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy died instantly on
November 15, 1937 when their automobile stuck a tree while responding to
a report of criminal mischief to equipment used to build the Parkway
system on Long Island. Their car left a dirt road adjacent to Deer Park
Avenue in the Town of Babylon. He was thrown from the open touring car
as it struck a clump of trees. Trooper Kane and his partner were enroute
to a criminal mischief complaint when the accident Occurred. This legis-
lation is to pay tribute to Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B.
Reddy for their honorable and heroic service.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22: A.9347A
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6572
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 19, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper
Arthur B. Reddy 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-o to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-o. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Trooper Gerard B. Kane and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge".
5 The bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between
6 Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of
7 Suffolk, shall be designated and known as the "Trooper Gerard B. Kane
8 and Trooper Arthur B. Reddy Memorial Bridge".
9 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
10 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
11 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
12 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
13 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
14 ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not be
15 changed as a result of this act.
16 § 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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