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- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S7208
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to renaming the bridges of the state highway system after New York state's medal of honor recipients
Purpose
To honor New York's medal of honor recipients by ceremoniously naming our state highway bridges for them.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 10 of the highway law to put in place a plan to ceremoniously rename the state's highway bridges after its medal of honor recipients.
Section 2 provides the effective date the legislation.
Justification
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. The Medal is usually presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress.
One in five Medal of Honor recipients are New Yorkers.
Among them, the only woman ever to receive the Medal, Dr. Mary Walker of Oswego, a Civil War surgeon and spy; "Wild Bill" Donovan, the "father" of our modern CIA; Teddy Roosevelt Jr., son of the President, for his service in WWII and, recently, Jason Dunham of Seio, in Iraq.
Recognizing these defenders of liberty and freedom through such a "Heroes Highways" initiative is especially fitting in a state that is home to one of America's largest military installations, the post at Fort Drum, the most deployed unit in the US Army that, itself, gave our nation at least two recipients.
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate state highway bridges to honor the 663 recipients of the Medal of Honor from New York.
This is a low cost way to further honor some of our most distinguished community members by ceremoniously changing the names of our state bridges on a timetable that takes into account existing signage needing replacement.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal. Bridge signs containing the name of medal of honor recipients will be installed taking into consideration existing signs that are in need of replacement.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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