STATE OF NEW YORK
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8658
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
October 2, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. MIKULIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, the transportation law, the canal law
and the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation
to a prohibition on renaming highways, bridges, waterways and parks
after politicians
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 332 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 332. Renaming of highways, routes and thruways; prohibition. On or
4 after the effective date of this section, no highways, state routes or
5 thruways in this state shall be named after an individual that serves or
6 served as an elected official, whether at the federal, state or local
7 level.
8 § 2. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 23 to
9 read as follows:
10 § 23. Renaming of bridges; prohibition. On or after the effective date
11 of this section, no bridge in this state shall be named after an indi-
12 vidual that serves or served as an elected official, whether at the
13 federal, state or local level.
14 § 3. The canal law is amended by adding a new section 135 to read as
15 follows:
16 § 135. Renaming of canals and waterways; prohibition. On or after the
17 effective date of this section, no canal or waterway in this state shall
18 be named after an individual that serves or served as an elected offi-
19 cial, whether at the federal, state or local level.
20 § 4. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
21 adding a new section 29.17 to read as follows:
22 § 29.17 Renaming of parks; prohibition. On or after the effective date
23 of this section, no park in this state shall be named after an individ-
24 ual that serves or served as an elected official, whether at the feder-
25 al, state or local level.
26 § 5. 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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