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A03162 Summary:

A03162 Actions:

A03162 Committee Votes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION   Chair:Magnarelli      
DATE:03/22/2023AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Magnarelli
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Miller
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Norris
Aye
Simon
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Williams
Aye
Durso
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Giglio
Aye
McMahon
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Darling
Aye
Slater
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Gallagher
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Sillitti
Aye
De Los Santos
Aye
Cunningham
Aye
Alvarez
Aye
Shrestha
Aye
Shimsky
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:03/28/2023AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Excused
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Excused
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye

A03162 Floor Votes:

A03162 Memo:

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.

A03162 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3162
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD01579-01-3

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