Assembly Bill A6300

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to fund and conduct the empire state games on an annual basis

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6300 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A8615 ,
S4735 ,
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 ยงยง8.01 & 8.03, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4256
2013-2014: A4755
2017-2018: A4417
2019-2020: A8188
2021-2022: A6822
2023-2024: A7462

2015-A6300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to fund and conduct the empire state games on an annual basis.

2015-A6300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6300

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, AUBRY, SCARBOROUGH, TITONE, CAHILL,
  WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  MAGEE,  PRETLOW,  THIELE  --
  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and
  Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation to the empire state games

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
amended by adding a new article 8 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 8
                           EMPIRE STATE GAMES
SECTION 8.01 EMPIRE STATE GAMES.
        8.03 ADVISORY COUNCIL.
  S  8.01  EMPIRE  STATE GAMES. 1. THE OFFICE BY AND THROUGH THE COMMIS-
SIONER IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPORTING AND  CONDUCTING  THE
EMPIRE STATE GAMES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SUCH GAMES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO, SUMMER AND WINTER GAMES FOR OPEN COMPETITION, SENIORS AND
HANDICAPPED GAMES.
  2.  THE  OFFICE SHALL EXERCISE ITS DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, IN
CONSULTATION WITH AND UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE  ADVISORY  COUNCIL
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.03 OF THIS ARTICLE.
  3. THE OFFICE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL:
  (A)  SECURE  FUNDING  FOR  THE EMPIRE STATE GAMES. THE SOURCES OF SUCH
FUNDING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  APPROPRIATIONS,  GIFTS,
BEQUESTS,  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  PUBLIC/PRIVATE  PARTNERSHIPS  AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCH PURPOSE;
  (B) DETERMINE THE SITE OF EACH TYPE OF EMPIRE STATE GAMES; AND
  (C) PROVIDE SUITABLE FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL FOR  THE  CONDUCTING  OF
EACH TYPE OF EMPIRE STATE GAMES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09553-01-5

              

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