STATE OF NEW YORK
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290--A
Cal. No. 779
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(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 -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney"
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 dedicated to
4 "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney". All that portion of the state highway
5 system constituting the bridge on the Meadowbrook state parkway at the
6 exit M10, Loop Parkway overpass in the town of Hempstead, county of
7 Nassau, shall be dedicated to "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney".
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 dedicated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
11 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedi-
12 cation 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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