NY State Senate Bill 2011-S7704

Senate Bill S7704

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Designates a portion of the Taconic State Parkway as the "Westchester County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway"

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 01, 2012	signed chap.361
Jul 20, 2012	delivered to governor
Jun 21, 2012	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.578 substituted for a8879a
Jun 19, 2012	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1345
Jun 14, 2012	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 19, 2012 - Floor Vote
  S7704
  
  59
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 19, 2012
      
      aye (59)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Storobin
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (3)
      
      Alesi
      
      Espaillat
      
      Huntley
  Jun 21, 2012 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7704
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 21, 2012
      
      aye (24)
      
      Breslin
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Farley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Johnson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      excused (1)
      
      Alesi

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2011-S7704 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8879
Law Section:: Highway Law
Laws Affected:: Add §343-z, Hway L

2011-S7704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates a portion of the Taconic State Parkway as the "Westchester County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway".

2011-S7704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7704

TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the Taconic State Parkway as the "Westchester County Korean War Veterans
Memorial Highway"

PURPOSE:
Designates a portion of the Taconic State Parkway as the "Korean War
Veterans Memorial Highway".

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of this legislation amends the highway law by adding a new
section 343-z which designates a portion of the state highway system in
the towns of New Castle and Yorktown in Westchester County, as the West-
chester County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

Section two of this legislation directs the commissioner of transporta-
tion to provide for the installation of appropriate signage.

Section three of this legislation states the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
When North Korean troops invaded South Korea on June 25,1950, the United
States took immediate action to defend the freedom of the people of
South Korea.  American troops fought valiantly against the cruelty and

repression of a communistic regime.  More than 1.7 million Americans
faced foreboding terrain and extremely harsh combat conditions in
battles such as Pork Chop Hill, Heartbreak Ridge, the Pusan Perimeter,
and the Chosin Reservoir.

Thanks to the American Veterans of the Korean War who fought with
extraordinary honor, skill and courage the attempt to establish commun-
ism was turned back. The Military Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended 3
bitter years of warfare.

For many years the Korean War and those decent American citizens of
Westchester who fought, died and bled there in what some have come to
call "The Forgotten War" have never been completely recognized for the
remarkable achievements they made in that faraway land. As it states on
the National Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., "freedom
is not free."

It is imperative we ensure that they are no longer forgotten. By dedi-
cating the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester as the Korean War Veter-
ans Memorial Highway, those who answered the call to defend freedom in
the Korean War will long be remembered.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.8879-A of 2012: Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal cost associated with the installation of signage.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S7704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7704

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
  the Taconic State Parkway as the "Westchester County Korean War Veter-
  ans 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 343-z to
read as follows:
  S  343-Z.  PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE
"WESTCHESTER COUNTY KOREAN WAR  VETERANS  MEMORIAL  HIGHWAY".  ALL  THAT
PORTION  OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM BEGINNING AT THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY
LINE IN THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN, COUNTY OF  WESTCHESTER,  CONSTITUTING  THE
TACONIC STATE PARKWAY, AND CONTINUING IN A GENERALLY SOUTHERLY DIRECTION
ON  THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY, AND TERMINATING AT THE NY-100/NY-133 EXIT
TOWARD BRIARCLIFF MANOR/MILLWOOD IN THE TOWN OF NEW  CASTLE,  COUNTY  OF
WESTCHESTER, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND BE KNOWN AS THE "WESTCHESTER COUNTY
KOREAN WAR VETERANS 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.
                                                           LBD13516-04-2

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