NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7844A
SPONSOR: Durso TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as "Charlie Bunger Sr. Way"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Designates a portion of the state highway system as " Charlie Bunger Sr.
Way".
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 344-p to
read as follows:
§ 344-p. Portion of state highway system to be designated as "Charlie
Bunger Sr. Way". All that portion of the state highway system constitut-
ing state route twenty-seven-a, also known as Montauk Highway, between
Deer Park Avenue and Totten Place in the village of Babylon, county of
Suffolk, shall be designated and known as "Charlie Bunger Sr. Way".
§ 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the installa-
tion and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system as
designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
changed as a result of this act.
JUSTIFICATION:
Local businesses such as the legendary Bunger Surf Shop are the backbone
of our economy. Charlie Bunger Sr. began making surf boards at the age
of 20 in his basement, as word got out about his craftsmanship, orders
for his surfboards began to increase. In 1962 Charlie moved Bunger Surf-
boards into a 2,000 square foot building in Lindenhurst and opened his
first retail store in Copiague. Today, Bunger Surfboards has 4,000
square feet of retail space in Babylon Village, New York and operates a
2,000 square foot manufacturing facility in West Babylon. The Bunger
name is synonymous with surfboards up and down the east coast and around
the world. Charlie is an inaugural member of the East Coast Surf Legends
Hall of Fame, and a member of the International Surfboard Builders Hall
of Fame and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. Although Charlie passed
away in 2018, his legacy lives on. The Bunger Surf Shop in Babylon
Village is recognized as one of the premier shops for surfing goods in
the world and remains the oldest surf company store in North America
among shops that have never changed ownership or location. The Bunger
Surf Shop remains a successful family operated business, and in addition
to surfboards, continues to provide surf lessons and camps to children
and adults.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.7844
SAME AS: S.8790
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7844--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
July 7, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as "Charlie Bunger Sr. 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-p to
2 read as follows:
3 § 344-p. Portion of state highway system to be designated as "Charlie
4 Bunger Sr. Way". All that portion of the state highway system constitut-
5 ing state route twenty-seven-a, also known as Montauk Highway, between
6 Deer Park Avenue and Totten Place in the village of Babylon, county of
7 Suffolk, shall be designated and known as "Charlie Bunger Sr. Way".
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 designated pursuant to section one of this act. However, to avoid
11 confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce, the desig-
12 nation called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be one of
13 ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not be
14 changed as a result of this act.
15 § 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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