NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6284A
SPONSOR: Beephan TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial
Highway"
PURPOSE:
Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Private Sidney
A. Scofield Memorial Highway.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends the highway law by adding a new section 345-b to read
as follows: Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
"Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway". All that portion of state
route nine-D in the town of Fishkill, county of Dutchess, shall be
designated and known as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial High-
way".
Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signage of the state
Highway system.
Section 3: States the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Town of Fishkill submitted resolution 2023-6 to request that a
portion of the New York State Route 9 to be designated as the "Private
Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway."
Mr. Scofield was a resident of the Town of Fishkill when he enlisted in
the United States army at the onset of the Spanish-American war. He was
killed in action in Cuba on July 1, 1898 while charging up San Juan Hill
alongside Teddy Roosevelt.
He is buried in the Fishkill Rural Cemetery on the designated portion of
Route 9. The people of Fishkill wish to honor his bravery and sacrifice
with this designation.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6284--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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 "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial
Highway"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 345-b to
2 read as follows:
3 § 345-b. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway". All that portion of state
5 route nine-D in the town of Fishkill, county of Dutchess, shall be
6 designated and known as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial High-
7 way".
8 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
9 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
10 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
11 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
12 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
13 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
14 changed as a result of this act.
15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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