Designates the New York state route 9P bridge over Fish Creek linking the city of Saratoga Springs and the town of Saratoga as the "Saratoga County Veterans Memorial Bridge".

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S6967-2011 Actions

• Jul 3, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.98
• Jul 3, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 20, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 20, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 20, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.518
• Jun 20, 2012: substituted for a9835a
• Jun 20, 2012: referred to ways and means
• Jun 20, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 20, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 20, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1382
• Jun 20, 2012: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• May 22, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 6967A
• May 22, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
• Apr 18, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S6967-2011 Votes

S6967-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6967

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the highway law, in relation to designating the New York state
route 9P bridge over Fish Creek linking the city of Saratoga Springs and
the town of Saratoga as the "Saratoga County Veterans' Memorial Bridge"

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This Bill relates to renaming the
bridge on State Route 9P between Saratoga Springs and the town of
Saratoga in commemoration of the Veterans of Saratoga County.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Highway law by creating a new section 344-a
designating the bridge over the Fish Creek between the city of
Saratoga Springs and the town of Saratoga as the "Saratoga County
Veterans Memorial Bridge."

Section 2 States that the commissioner of transportation shall take
care of the installation and maintenance of the new name, and signing
of the bridge. And to avoid confusion, the renaming of the bridge
will only be of a ceremonial nature, and the official name of the
bridge will not be changed.

Section 3 states that this act will take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:
Saratoga County wishes to rename the 9P bridge in honor
of the areas Veterans, as well as to serve as a reminder to us all of
the sacrifice and service our nations troops provide us with. This
request was made by resolution 61-12, from the Saratoga County Board
of Supervisors.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6967-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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      S. 6967                                                  A. 9835

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                               April 18, 2012
                                 ___________

  IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  McDONALD -- read twice and ordered
    printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
    portation

  IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, JORDAN -- read once and
    referred to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating the New York
    state route 9P bridge over Fish Creek linking  the  city  of  Saratoga
    Springs  and  the  town  of Saratoga as the "Saratoga County Veterans'
    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 344-a to
  read as follows:

    S  344-A.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
  "SARATOGA COUNTY VETERANS' MEMORIAL BRIDGE".  THE  BRIDGE  ON  NEW  YORK
  STATE  ROUTE  9P  WHICH  CROSSES FISH CREEK LINKING THE CITY OF SARATOGA
  SPRINGS AND THE TOWN OF SARATOGA, COUNTY OF SARATOGA,  SHALL  BE  DESIG-
  NATED AND KNOWN AS THE "SARATOGA COUNTY VETERANS' 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  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.
                                                             LBD15321-01-2