STATE OF NEW YORK
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6823--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 19, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Hancock Veterans Memorial Highway"
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-b to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-b. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Hancock Veterans Memorial Highway". All that portion of the state high-
5 way system constituting state route ninety-seven in the town of Hancock,
6 county of Delaware, beginning at the western boundary of the village of
7 Hancock, continuing in a generally southeasterly direction, and termi-
8 nating at the Delaware and Sullivan county line, shall be designated and
9 known as the "Hancock Veterans Memorial Highway".
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. However, to avoid
13 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
14 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
15 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
16 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.
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