BILL NUMBER: S9939
SPONSOR: WEBER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Hector L. Soto Memorial Highway"
 
PURPOSE:
Designates all that portion of the state highway system constituting
state route two hundred two between Rosman Road and state route forty-
five in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland, shall be designated
and known as the "Hector L. Soto Memorial Highway".
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section I: The highway law is amended by adding a new section 345-c to
read as follows: § 345-c. Portion of the state highway system to be
designated as the Hector L. Soto Memorial Highway". All that portion of
the state highway system constituting state route two hundred two
between Rosman Road and state route forty-five in the town of Haver-
straw, county of Rockland, shall be designated and known as the "Hector
L. Soto Memorial Highway".
Section II: States that the commissioner of transportation shall provide
for the installation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state
highway system as designated pursuant to section one of this act. Howev-
er, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
the designation 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.
Section III: Provides the effective date. Hector L. Soto served as an
MP in the United States Air Force and served a tour of duty in Vietnam
before serving as a member of the Town of Haverstraw Police department
for 36 years, where he retired as an Administrative Detective. After
retiring from the police department, he was elected as Town Councilman
in Haverstraw.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.