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                                         8961

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     June 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation

       AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to  the  designation  of  a
         portion of the state highway system to be known as the "Sampson Veter-
         ans Memorial highway"

         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 343-w to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 343-W. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED  AS  THE
    4  "SAMPSON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGH-
    5  WAY  SYSTEM CONSTITUTING ROUTE 96A, FROM STATE ROUTE 5 AND UNITED STATES
    6  ROUTE 20 IN THE TOWN OF GENEVA, ONTARIO COUNTY, CONTINUING IN A SOUTHER-
    7  LY DIRECTION ALONG ROUTE 96A TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROUTE 414 IN
    8  THE TOWN OF OVID, SENECA COUNTY, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND  KNOWN  AS  THE
    9  "SAMPSON VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
   10    S  2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
   11  lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state  highway  system
   12  as  designated  pursuant  to  section one of this act. However, to avoid
   13  confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,  the  desig-
   14  nation  called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of a
   15  ceremonial nature and the official name of such  highway  shall  not  be
   16  changed as a result of this act.
   17    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14350-01-9