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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8246
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 23, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  ceremo-
          nial  designation  of  the "Bear Mountain bridge" as the "Purple Heart
          Veterans Memorial Bridge"
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 526-b to read as follows:
     3    § 526-b. Ceremonial designation of the Bear Mountain bridge. 1.    The
     4  Bear  Mountain  bridge,  as defined in subdivision seven of section five
     5  hundred twenty-six of this title, shall be designated and known  as  the
     6  "Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge".
     7    2.  The  chairman of the New York State Bridge Authority shall provide
     8  for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing  of  the  state
     9  highway  system  as  designated  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of this
    10  section.   However,  to  avoid  confusion  and  to  limit  any  possible
    11  disruption  of commerce, the designation called for pursuant to subdivi-
    12  sion one of this section shall be one of ceremonial nature and the offi-
    13  cial name of such bridge shall not be changed as a result of this act.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13696-04-8