Designates the bridge over the Battenkill River on state route three hundred seventy-two between Barber Avenue and Mill Street in the village of Greenwich, county of Washington, as the "Deputy Chief Brian Buell Memorial Bridge".
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3162
SPONSOR: Woerner TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Deputy Chief Brian Buell Memorial
Bridge"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To rename a portion of the state highway system constituting state route
372 in the village of Greenwich, county of Washington, between Barber
Avenue and Mill Street, to be designated and known as the "Deputy Chief
Brian Buell Memorial Bridge".
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 outlines the portion of highway to be renamed. Section 2
outlines that the renaming is ceremonial, and that the commissioner of
transportation shall install and maintain the signage for the desig-
nation. Section 3 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Deputy Fire Chief Brian Buell served the village of Greenwich from 1989
to 2022. His untiring efforts and unselfish dedication to duty were
inspirational to all those who served with him. Brian joined the Green-
wich Fire Department's Explorer program at age 14. He graduated from
Greenwich Central School in 1994. During Brian's 33 years with the
Greenwich Fire Department, Brian worked at Curtis Lumber, DeCrescente
Distributors, the Washington County Department of Public Works and, most
recently, as the water treatment operator for the village of Greenwich's
Department of Public Works.
Deputy Fire Chief Brian Buell was survived by his parents, Jeffrey and
Maureen Buell, his wife Carrie, his children Ryan, Stephen, Rachel and
Bailey Buell, Jayden Hughes, and Chase Goldson. He was predeceased by
his two infant sons, Dominick and Kain.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3162
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Deputy Chief Brian Buell 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-o to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-o. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Deputy Chief Brian Buell Memorial Bridge". The bridge over the Batten-
5 kill River on state route three hundred seventy-two between Barber
6 Avenue and Mill Street in the village of Greenwich, county of Washing-
7 ton, shall be designated and known as the "Deputy Chief Brian Buell
8 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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