NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10110
SPONSOR: Jensen TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Sergeant Gary Beikirch Memorial High-
way"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To rename a portion of highway in the town of Greece in the county of
Monroe as "Sergeant Gary Beikirch Memorial Highway".
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 outlines the portion of highway to be renamed.
Section 2 outlines the role of the department of transportation in the
renaming and maintenance.
Section 3 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Sergeant Gary B. Beikirch was a Vietnam veteran, Medal of Honor recipi-
ent, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community who
passed away on December 26, 2021. Gary left an immeasurable impact on
our community, our state, our nation and all those who were privileged
to spend a moment of time with him. Gary was awarded the medal of honor
for actions performed prior in Vietnam at Camp Buck-Song where defended
his fellow soldiers, Vietnamese comrades and Vietnamese villagers saving
lives as he sustained life threatening injuries.
His dedication to serve and love others didn't stop after his time in
uniform as Gary continued to devote his life to the benefit and service
of others. For over 30 years, he was a middle school counselor for the
Greece School District changing the lives of thousands of the students
he worked with daily. Gary was also a co-founder of the Veterans
Outreach Center that has served and continues to serve veterans of
Monroe County and across our region with every need they may encounter
as they try to reenter society and find some normalcy in their daily
lives. However, Gary's dedication to others didn't stop there. He was
also actively involved in his church and faith community serving as an
ordained minister.
While Gary may be gone, our community and our nation are a better place
because of him and may his legacy of love live on for all those he
touched. It is only fitting that a portion of New York State Highway,
Route 18 be dedicated in his honor.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Unknown.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10110
IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Sergeant Gary Beikirch Memorial High-
way"
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-n to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-n. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the
4 "Sergeant Gary Beikirch Memorial Highway". All that portion of the state
5 highway system constituting Latta Road, also known as state route eigh-
6 teen, between Long Pond Road, also known as county highway one hundred
7 thirty-six, and state route three hundred ninety in the town of Greece,
8 county of Monroe, shall be designated and known as the "Sergeant Gary
9 Beikirch Memorial Highway".
10 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
11 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
12 as designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
13 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
14 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
15 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
16 changed as a result of this act.
17 § 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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