NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10636
SPONSOR: Ramos TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl
PURPOSE:
Designates a portion of the state highway system to be dedicated to
Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1, Provides for the renaming of the bridge over the eastbound
and westbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway on Route 111 in the
town of Islip, county of Suffolk be dedicated to Sergeant Gregory L.
Wahl.
Section 2: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state
highway systems as designated pursuant to section 1 of this act. The
designation will be for ceremonial purposes only, and the official name
of the highway will not be changed as a result of this act.
Section 3. Is the enactment clause.
JUSTIFICATION:
This designation serves as a small token of appreciation for Sergeant
Gregory L. Wahl, who lost his life while serving in Iraq in 2004.
Sargent Wahl is survived by his wife Maricella and his daughter Alexis.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10636
IN ASSEMBLY
March 13, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl
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-e to
2 read as follows:
3 § 345-e. Portion of the state highway system to be dedicated to
4 Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl. The bridge over the eastbound and westbound
5 lanes of the Southern State Parkway on state route one hundred eleven in
6 the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, shall be dedicated to Sergeant
7 Gregory L. Wahl.
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 dedicated pursuant to section one of this act, provided that such
11 signing shall state "Bridge Dedicated to Sergeant Gregory L Wahl".
12 However, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of
13 commerce, the dedication called for pursuant to section one of this act
14 shall be one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such bridge
15 shall not be 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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