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- Signed chap.383
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.544
- Substituted for A10247
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1276
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
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Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Army Captain Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway"
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steve Katz
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Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system as the "Army Captain Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway"
Purpose
This bill designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Army Captain Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway."
Summary of provisions
Section one amends the highway law by adding a new section 344-e which designates a portion of the state highway system constituting route 118 in the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, beginning at the intersection of state route 118 and Underhill Ave., continuing in a generally northerly direction on state route 118, and terminating at the intersection of state route 118 and state route 202, as the "Army Captain Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway."
Section two establishes that the commissioner of transportation shall provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate singing of the state highway system as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be of ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be changed as a result of this act.
Section three establishes the effective date.
Justification
Army Captain Clayton Carpenter, 31, was tragically killed on January 15, 2014 during a training accident when the MH-60 Blackhawk he was piloting crashed near Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, Georgia. A platoon leader of for the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as "Night Stalkers," Captain Carpenter was a highly trained pilot, and revered by his fellow officers and members of the community.
Army Captain Carpenter and his family moved to Cortlandt Manor in 1992 from Brooklyn, New York. Captain Carpenter attended Lakeland High School, where he was team captain of the boys' track and field team. While a student, he also participated in Mock Trial, student government, Future Business Leaders of America and the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Following graduation, Captain Carpenter entered the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 2005, receiving a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering Psychology.
Captain Carpenter's impressive military career included tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Upon his passing, the community joined together to recognize this incredible local hero. Firefighters from across Westchester County came together to salute and provide honor guard to the police escorted funeral procession as it entered the town. Captain Carpenter's dedication to his country and community are evidenced through his military service and sacrifice. There is no more fitting way for the state to memorialize the honor and patriotism of Army Captain Clayton Carpenter than naming a portion of the state highway after this fallen hero.
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Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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