S2349-2013 Actions

• May 6, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 1, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 30, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.505
• Feb 14, 2013: PRINT NUMBER 2349A
• Feb 14, 2013: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 16, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S2349-2013 Votes

S2349-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2349

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the highway law, in relation to
designating a portion of the state highway system as the "Jeremy
Lasher Memorial Highway"

PURPOSE:  This legislation will designate Route 365A in the City of
Oneida in Madison County New York as the "Jeremy Lasher Memorial
Highway".

PROVISIONS:

Section 1: The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-b to
read as follows: Portion of the state highway system to be designated
as the "Jeremy Lasher Memorial Highway".

JUSTIFICATION:  Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Lasher, a young soldier from
Oneida, New York, dedicated his life to public service, making many
sacrifices to ensure the safety of others.

Lance Cpl. Lasher comes from a proud and distinguished military
tradition. Jeremy enlisted in the Marine Corps on October 10, 2006,
and faithfully served his country in the Iraq War. He was also a
member of the Verona Volunteer Fire Department. On July 23, 2009, he
was killed after the vehicle he was traveling in hit an Improvised
Explosive Device in Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Lasher must be recognized for his selfless work
in the military. This legislation would honor his memory by
designating Route 365A in the City of Oneida in Madison County New
York as the "Jeremy Lasher Memorial Highway".

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is a New Bill.

FISCAL IMPACT: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

S2349-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 S. 2349                                                  A. 2590
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 January 16, 2013
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered print
 ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta
 tion
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Transportation
 

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
 the state highway system as the "Jeremy Lasher Memorial Highway"
 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 344-b to
 read as follows:

 

S  344-B.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
 "JEREMY LASHER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".  THE  SECTION  OF  STATE  ROUTE  THREE
 HUNDRED  SIXTY-FIVE-A  BEGINNING AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH NEW YORK STATE
 ROUTE FIVE IN THE CITY OF ONEIDA, COUNTY OF MADISON, AND CONTINUING  ITS
 INTERSECTION  WITH  NEW YORK STATE ROUTE THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE IN THE
 CITY OF ONEIDA, COUNTY OF MADISON, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND KNOWN AS  THE
 "JEREMY LASHER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
 

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; provided that, to
 avoid any confusion and to limit any possible  disruption  of  commerce,
 the  designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be
 one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway 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.
 LBD07432-01-3

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