NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5897B
SPONSOR: Rivera TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Trooper William P. Keane Memorial
Bridge"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To honor the life and ultimate sacrifice of New York State Police Troop-
er William P. Keane by naming the State Route 179 bridge over Interstate
90 in the Town of Hamburg the "Trooper William P. Keane Memorial
Bridge".
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one adds a new section to the highway law designating State
Route 179 bridge over Interstate 90 in the Town of Hamburg, Erie County
as the "Trooper William P Keane Memorial Bridge".
Section two requires the commissioner of transportation to provide for
the installation and maintenance of adequate signage.
Section three establishes the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
The amendment makes a technical correction of the route designation.
JUSTIFICATION:
Trooper William P. Keane, a twenty-six-year veteran of the New York
State Police, passed away on August 23, 2013, while on duty with the New
York State Police at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Conference
in Salt Lake City, UT.
Originally from Western New York, specifically South Buffalo, Trooper
Keane served in the United States Navy prior to becoming a New York
State Trooper and was renowned for his dedication and knowledgeable
service with commercial vehicle enforcement laws. It is fitting that we
honor his life and ultimate sacrifice by naming the bridge over 1-90 in
the Town of Hamburg the "Trooper William P. Keane Memorial Bridge".
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Minimal.
EFFECTIVE DATE:,
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5897--B
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 24, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred
to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Trooper William P. Keane Memorial
Bridge"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-o to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-o. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Trooper William P. Keane Memorial Bridge". The bridge on state route
5 one hundred seventy-nine, crossing over interstate route ninety in the
6 town of Hamburg, county of Erie, shall be designated and known as the
7 "Trooper William P. Keane Memorial Bridge".
8 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
9 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
10 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
11 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
12 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
13 ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not be
14 changed as a result of this act.
15 § 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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