BILL NUMBER: S9725B
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to Lieutenant Pietro Viviano
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To dedicate a portion of the state highway system in the town of New
Castle, county of Westchester, to Pietro Viviano.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 344-s of the highway law to outline the
designation of a portion of the state highway system constituting the
Saw Mill River Parkway.
Section two outlines the role of the commissioner of transportation in
the signing and maintenance of the highway's dedicated portion.
Section three provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Pietro Viviano, born in 1884, was an Italian immigrant, Yonkers resi-
dent, and former Lieutenant who died tragically on July 14, 1948, at the
age of 63. He was working as a blasting foreman on the new extension of
the Saw Mill River Parkway from Chappaqua to Mount Kisco when, according
to newspaper reports at the time, lightning struck and detonated the
dynamite being used to blast rock. This dedication honors Mr. Viviano's
unseen but important role in building the parkway we know today.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.