Creates a state trooper highway memorial task force to develop and establish guidelines for recognition of members of the division of state police who have died in the line of duty; such recognition shall be by means of dedicating a portion of the state highway system, or the placement of a memorial plaque or marker along a state highway.

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S698-2011 Actions

• May 22, 2012: referred to transportation
• May 22, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 22, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.675
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• May 10, 2011: referred to transportation
• May 10, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 10, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• May 9, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 4, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 3, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.514
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S698-2011 Meetings

Transportation: May 3, 2011, Transportation: May 1, 2012

S698-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 10, 2011 , Active List: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012

S698-2011 Votes

S698-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S698

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the highway law, in relation to creating a state trooper
highway memorial task force

PURPOSE:

To create a state trooper memorial task force and to honor those
troopers who have given their lives in the line of duty.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Describes the legislative intent of the bill.

Section 2 - Amends the highway law to add section 340-e, which creates
the state trooper memorial task force, and provides the task force
with the honor of establishing guidelines for how state troopers who
have given their lives in the line of duty should be memorialized.

Section 3 - Establishes that the Commissioner of Transportation is
responsible for the installation and maintenance of memorial signs
and that such designation will not alter the official name of the
highway.

Section 4 - Sets an immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation will recognize the importance of the state police who
have nobly sacrificed their lives for the people of this State. The
recognition which shall be bestowed by this task force will be a
daily reminder for those traveling along the state highway of their
friends, family and neighbors who have proudly served in our state
police force and will show our appreciation for those that have
fallen in the line of duty.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2009-2010:  S.1249 - Referred to Transportation
2007-2008:  S.7159 - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S698-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     698

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

  AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to creating a state trooper
    highway memorial task force

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


    Section  1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to
  provide a mechanism to enhance recognition for  fallen  members  of  the
  state  police who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
  It shall be the charge of the task force created by this act to  develop
  a  procedure  for recognition of these dedicated men and women. Further-
  more, this act is intended to define  safe  and  acceptable  methods  of
  placing  memorials  along  the highways of this state that appropriately
  pay tribute to their service and preserve their memory forever.
    S 2. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 340-e to  read
  as follows:

    S  340-E.  STATE  TROOPER  HIGHWAY  MEMORIAL  TASK FORCE. 1. THE STATE
  TROOPER HIGHWAY MEMORIAL TASK FORCE IS HEREBY CREATED TO BE COMPRISED OF
  THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE,  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STATE
  POLICE  OR  HIS  OR  HER DESIGNEE, AND A MEMBER OF THE POLICE BENEVOLENT
  ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC.
    2. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE  TASK
  FORCE  SHALL DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS
  OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.  SUCH
  RECOGNITION MAY BE IN THE FORM OF THE DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF A STATE
  HIGHWAY  AND/OR  THE  PLACEMENT  OF  A MEMORIAL PLAQUE OR MARKER ALONG A
  STATE HIGHWAY. ANY PLACEMENT OF A MEMORIAL  PLAQUE  OR  MARKER  ALONG  A
  STATE  HIGHWAY  SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO ENSURE THE SAFE
  AND EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG HIGHWAYS IN THIS STATE.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00532-01-1

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    3. ANY PERSON MAY SUBMIT TO THE STATE TROOPER  HIGHWAY  MEMORIAL  TASK
  FORCE,  IN  WRITING,  A  PETITION  SEEKING RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE
  DIVISION OF STATE POLICE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
  SUCH PETITION SHALL BE IN SUCH FORM AND CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS  THE
  TASK  FORCE  MAY  REQUIRE. UPON THE RECEIPT OF A PETITION THE TASK FORCE
  SHALL CONSIDER THE REQUEST AND ADVISE THE APPLICANT, IN  WRITING,  OF  A
  DECISION  ON  ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF
  SUCH PETITION. UPON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PETITION THE TASK FORCE  SHALL
  DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE FORM AND LOCATION OF THE MEMORIAL TO BE IMPLE-
  MENTED.
    S  3. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
  lation and maintenance of adequate memorial plaques, markers  and  signs
  along  the  state highway system as designated pursuant to section 340-e
  of the highway law, as added by section two of this act; provided  that,
  to avoid any confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
  any  designation  called  for pursuant to such section shall be one of a
  ceremonial nature and the official name of such  highway  shall  not  be
  changed as a result of this act.
    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.