What's happening
This bill designates Interstate 278 in Kings County as the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway" as a ceremonial name.
Why it matters
Serves to publicly honor and recognize veterans. from Brooklyn by giving a prominent local highway a commemorative name, potentially fostering greater community awareness and appreciation for their service.
Maintains all official navigation, legal, and postal references. to Interstate 278, as the designation is strictly ceremonial—minimizing confusion for drivers, emergency services, and businesses that rely on consistent highway naming.
Requires state resources to install and maintain signage. indicating the new ceremonial name, which may involve a modest cost and coordination, but visibly marks the community’s commitment to honoring veterans.
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Name Highway for Veterans
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History
- Print number 1971a
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Name Highway for Veterans
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Martin J. Golden
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1971--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system in Kings county as the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-h to read as follows:
§ 344-h. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway". All that portion of the highway system constituting interstate route 278 in the county of Kings from its southern boundary at the Verrazano-Narrows bridge continuing north until the Queens county line shall be designated and known as the "Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Highway".
§ 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system as designated pursuant to section one of this act; provided that, to avoid any confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the designation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be changed as a result of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04237-02-8
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