2020 -- S 2344 AS AMENDED

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING NEW

BUILDINGS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Algiere, Lynch Prata, Sheehan, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: February 13, 2020

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 22-7.4 of the General Laws entitled "Permanent Joint Committee

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on Naming All New Buildings, Bridges, Edifices and Other State Constructions" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     22-7.4-143. The Purple Heart Memorial Highway The Rhode Island Purple Heart

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Trail.

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     The section of highway known as Route 4 and Route 1, which begins in Warwick as

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Route 4 and merges into Route 1 in North Kingstown and further extends to the town of

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Westerly, shall be named The Rhode Island Purple Heart Trail. Provided, this designation shall be

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coextensive with and shall not repeal, revoke, or displace any name or similar designation already

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given to sections or areas of and along the highway, and those names and designations shall

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remain in effect.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING NEW

BUILDINGS

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     This act would name Route 4 and Route 1 from Warwick to Westerly The Purple Heart

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Memorial Highway Rhode Island Purple Heart Trail.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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