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STATE OF NEW YORK
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10334--A

IN ASSEMBLY

May 22, 2012
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McLAUGHLIN  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  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 "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial
  Bridge"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 343-z to
read as follows:
  S  343-Z.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
"STAFF SERGEANT DEREK FARLEY  MEMORIAL  BRIDGE".  THE  BRIDGE  ACROSS  A
TRIBUTARY OF NASSAU LAKE ON STATE ROUTE 20 IN THE TOWN OF NASSAU, COUNTY
OF  RENSSELAER,  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  AND KNOWN AS THE "STAFF SERGEANT
DEREK FARLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE".
  S 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the  instal-
lation  and  maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
as designated pursuant to section one of this  act.  However,  to  avoid
confusion  and  to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall  be  one  of
ceremonial  nature  and  the  official  name of such bridge shall not be
changed as a result of this act.
  S 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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