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History
- Signed chap.100
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.567
- Substituted for A10334A
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1343
- Referred to rules
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Designates a bridge on state route 20 in the town of Nassau, county of Rensselaer, as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge"
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steven McLaughlin
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7674
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge"
Purpose
This legislation will designate the bridge across a tributary of Nassau Lake on state route 20 in the town of Nassau, county of Rensselaer, shall be designated and known as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge."
Provisions
Section 1: The highway law is amended by adding a new section 343-z to read as follows: Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge".
Justification
Staff Sergeant Derek Farley, a young soldier from Nassau, New York, dedicated his life to public service, making many sacrifices to ensure the safety of others.
At age 17, Derek Farley joined the military, becoming an explosive ordnance disposal specialist, or EOD. Farley's job was to defuse or disarm improvised explosive devices (IED) and to secure locations by checking for bombs. Staff Sergeant Farley deployed to Iraq where he worked grueling 12-hour-long missions. He was awarded a purple Heart after blowing out his eardrum while detonating an explosive device during his deployment.
Following Iraq, Staff Sergeant Farley deployed to Afghanistan. While on a mission in Afghanistan, Farley was tragically killed when attempting to disarm an IED.
Staff Sergeant Farley must be recognized for his selfless work in the military. This legislation would honor his memory by designating a bridge on state route 20 in the town of Nassau, county of Rensselaer, as the "Staff Sergeant Derek Farley Memorial Bridge"
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal impact
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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