What's happening
This bill designates a portion of State Route 37 in Lisbon, New York as the "Charles 'Chuck' Kelly Memorial Highway."
Why it matters
Honors Local Legacy. Naming this highway segment after Charles "Chuck" Kelly serves as a public tribute, recognizing his contributions or significance to the Lisbon area, which may foster local pride and historical awareness.
Ceremonial Impact Only. The bill ensures that the designation is ceremonial—while signs will be installed, the official name of State Route 37 remains unchanged, preventing complications for navigation, emergency services, or businesses relying on official addresses.
State Involvement in Commemoration. The legislation mandates the Department of Transportation to handle the installation and upkeep of signage, highlighting the state's active role in memorializing individuals and shaping the cultural landscape of public spaces.
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Who cares
New York State Department of Transportation
The commissioner would be responsible for installing and maintaining signs for the Charles 'Chuck' Kelly Memorial Highway.
Town of Lisbon residents and Route 37 drivers
The bill would ceremonially designate Route 37 between New York Avenue and County Route 28 as the Charles 'Chuck' Kelly Memorial Highway.
Businesses along the designated stretch of Route 37
The highway’s official name would remain unchanged to avoid confusion and limit possible disruption of commerce.
Headline styles
Name Highway for Chuck Kelly
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
History
- Substituted by S1827A
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.495
- Rules report cal.495
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 6560a
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Name Highway for Chuck Kelly
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Patty Ritchie
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6560--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 11, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. WALCZYK, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, SAYEGH, McDONOUGH, BLANKENBUSH, MONTESANO, BARCLAY, LAWRENCE, B. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- 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 as the "Charles 'Chuck' Kelly 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-k to read as follows:
§ 344-k. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Charles 'Chuck' Kelly Memorial Highway". All that portion of the state highway system constituting state route thirty-seven from the intersection of state route thirty-seven and New York Avenue to the intersection of state route thirty-seven and county route twenty-eight in the town of Lisbon, shall be designated and known as the "Charles 'Chuck' Kelly 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. 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 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 immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07960-03-9
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