New York A 8247: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Appalachian Trail

Status: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8247

Sponsors: Karl Brabenec

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A08247 Summary:

BILL NOA08247C

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SAME ASSAME AS S07835-A

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SPONSORBrabenec

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §344-r, Hway L

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Dedicates a portion of state highway 284 in the village of Unionville, county of Orange, to the Appalachian Trail.

Go to top A08247 Actions:

BILL NOA08247C

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05/05/2025referred to transportation

05/07/2025amend (t) and recommit to transportation

05/07/2025print number 8247a

05/22/2025amend (t) and recommit to transportation

05/22/2025print number 8247b

05/28/2025amend (t) and recommit to transportation

05/28/2025print number 8247c

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8247--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
 reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
 committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
 ted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
 the state highway system in the village of Unionville, county of
 Orange, to the Appalachian Trail

 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-r to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 344-r. Portion of the state highway system to be dedicated to the
 4 Appalachian Trail. All that portion of the state highway system consti-
 5 tuting state route 284 in the village of Unionville, county of Orange,
 6 shall be dedicated to the Appalachian Trail.
 7 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide for the instal-
 8 lation and maintenance of adequate signing of the state highway system
 9 as dedicated pursuant to section one of this act, provided that such
 10 signing shall state "Highway Dedicated to The Appalachian Trail". Howev-
 11 er, to avoid confusion and to limit any possible disruption of commerce,
 12 the dedication called for pursuant to section one of this act shall be
 13 one of ceremonial nature and the official name of such highway shall not
 14 be 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.
 LBD11828-06-5

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