Dedicates a portion of the Wantagh state parkway from route 27 to Jerusalem Road in the hamlet of Wantagh, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau to William Cornell.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A11246
SPONSOR: McDonough TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to William Cornell
PURPOSE:
Amend the highway law in relation to dedicating a portion of the state
highway system to William Cornell.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. the highway law is amended by adding a new section 345-d to
read as follows:
§ 345-d. Portion of state highway system to be dedicated to William
Cornell. The walking path on the northbound side of the Wantagh State
Parkway from route twenty-seven to Jerusalem Avenue in the hamlet of
Wantagh in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau, shall be dedicated
to William Cornell.
§ 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the installa-
tion and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system as
dedicated pursuant to section one of this act, provided that such sign-
ing shall state "William Cornell memorial trail."
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
William Cornell was an eighth-grade honors student at Wantagh Junior
High School who, on September 21, 1982, was killed when a vehicle skid-
ded out of control and struck the boy as he was running on the path with
his teammates on the school's cross-country team. The designation of the
path in his honor pays tribute to his memory and life tragically cut
short.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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11246
IN ASSEMBLY
May 1, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH -- 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 William Cornell
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-d to
2 read as follows:
3 § 345-d. Portion of state highway system to be dedicated to William
4 Cornell. The walking path on the northbound side of the Wantagh State
5 Parkway from route twenty-seven to Jerusalem Avenue in the hamlet of
6 Wantagh, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau, shall be dedicated to
7 William Cornell.
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 "William Cornell memorial trail". However, to avoid
12 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the dedi-
13 cation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
14 ceremonial nature and the official name of such walking trail shall not
15 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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