NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3119A
SPONSOR: Jones TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Samuel Trombley Memorial Bridge"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill renames the bridge, at the intersection of state Route 11 and
state Route 190, in the town of Ellenburg, Clinton County, as the "Samu-
el Trombley Memorial Bridge."
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Renames the bridge, at the intersection of state Route 11
and state Route 190, BIN 1039640 971LX, in the town of Ellenburg, Clin-
ton County the "Samuel Trombley Bridge".
Section 2 - Provides for the installation and maintenance of adequate
signage and designates the renaming as ceremonial.
Section 3 - Provides effective date
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
The amendment re-letters the section of law being added.
JUSTIFICATION:
Samuel J. Trombley served on the Clinton County Legislature, represent-
ing Area 2, from 1983 until 2011. With 28 years in office, Trombley's
tenure is the longest in the history of the county legislature. Through-
out his tenure, Trombley served with dedication and distinction.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: A.7832-A - Passed Assembly.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
De minimis
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3119--A
Cal. No. 86
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Samuel Trombley Memorial Bridge"
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 344-p to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-p. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Samuel Trombley Memorial Bridge". The bridge at the intersection of
5 state route eleven and state route one hundred ninety, designated bridge
6 number 1039640 971LX, which crosses over the north branch of the Great
7 Chazy River, in the town of Ellenburg, county of Clinton, shall be
8 designated and known as the "Samuel Trombley Memorial Bridge".
9 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
10 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
11 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
12 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
13 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
14 ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge shall not be
15 changed as a result of this act.
16 § 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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