BILL NUMBER: S2904
SPONSOR: STEC
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Trooper Lawrence P. Gleason Memorial
Bridge"
 
PURPOSE:
To name a state bridge in the town of Schroon in honor of Trooper
Lawrence P. Gleason, who was killed in 2002 in the line of duty.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Designates the overpass on Charley Hill Road, over Inter-
state 87, in the town of Schroon the "Trooper Lawrence P. Gleason Memo-
rial Bridge".
Section 2 - Directs the commissioner of Transportation to provide and
maintain signage
Section 3 - Provides effective date
 
JUSTIFICATION:
On Feb. 11, 2002, 28-year-old Trooper Lawrence P. Gleason was killed by
an armed man while responding to a domestic violence complaint in Crown
Point.
A member of Troop B, Trooper Gleason was stationed in Schroon Lake.
Trooper Gleason's sacrifice and valor are remembered and honored to this
day throughout Essex County. It is only right that his sacrifice be
honored by the state.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022/2021: S9320 referred to Transportation; A10589 referred to Trans-
portation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.