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History
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.873
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Designates state route 218, in the county of Orange, as the "General David H. Petraeus Highway"
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Nancy Calhoun
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating state route 218 in the county of Orange as the "General David H. Petraeus Highway"
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to designate State Route 218 from its beginning at Route 9-W and going along such Route south to its terminus at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Adds to Highway Law a new section 343-v to designate the "General David H. Petraeus Highway".
Existing law
None.
Justification
General Petraeus was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson and is a graduate of the Cornwall High School, class of 1970. Subsequently, General Petraeus was a graduate of West Point and is a former professor at the United States Military Academy. He has served in active duty in Operation Desert Storm (Kuwait), Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti), Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia), and Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Iraq War. On January 26, 2007, he was appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the United State Senate to the position of Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq and continues to this day to serve in that capacity. It is only proper that the State of New York honor this local son of the Town of Cornwall.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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