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History
- Signed chap.360
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.548
- Substituted for A5165
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1372
- Referred to rules
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Designates a portion of the Northern state parkway in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk as the "Purple Heart Way"
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Michael Montesano
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5737
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk as the "Purple Heart Way"
Purpose
This bill would designate a portion of the state highway system in Nassau and Suffolk Counties as the "Purple Heart Way"
Summary of provisions
Adds new section 343-w to the Highway Law designating a portion of the Northern State Parkway beginning at the Queens/ Nassau County border in the Village of Lake Success, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and continuing east along the Northern State Parkway to its terminus at, Hauppauge, Suffolk County as "Purple Heart Way"
Justification
This bill is being introduced at the request of Conrad Steers, NYS Commander, New York Military Order of the Purple Heart USA, as an appropriate memorial to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 15, 1917 with the United States Military.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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