S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 2037 A. 2078 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta- tion IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of the state highway system in the city of New York as the "Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Parkway" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States, was one of our greatest New Yorkers. His dedication to public service spanned local, state and federal government levels as New York City Police Commissioner, Assemblyman, Governor, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President. A native of New York, Teddy or "T.R." as he was called, was a Nobel peace prize winner, war hero, trustbuster, and conservationist. It is the intent of this act to recog- nize the many contributions of Theodore Roosevelt to our state and coun- try. S 2. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 343-aa to read as follows: S 343-AA. PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PARKWAY". ALL THAT PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY BEGINNING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY BRIDGE AND ENDING AT THE NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "PURPLE HEART WAY", AT THE NASSAU COUNTY LINE IN THE VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS, TOWN OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06147-01-3