NY State Senate Bill 2021-S462

Senate Bill S462

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relating to extending provisions for charging a fee for admission to the New York Botanical Garden

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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2021-S462 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3341
Current Committee:: Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:: New York City
Laws Affected:: Amd §3, Chap 465 of 1994
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S7556, A9636

2021-S462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to extending provisions for charging a fee for admission to the New York Botanical Garden until 2031.

2021-S462 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S462

SPONSOR: BIAGGI
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 465 of the laws of 1994, amending chapter 285 of
the laws of 1891 relating to charging a fee for admission to the New
York Botanical Garden, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to give the New York Botanical Garden
authorization to charge or not charge an admission fee.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one extends the expiration date authorizing the New York Botan-
ical Garden to charge a fee for admission by the general public to help
sustain the organization's operations and botanical exhibits until May
1, 2031.

Section two sets forth an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) charges nominal and varying fees
for admission to certain exhibits of this organization. They must be
authorized to continue to do so in order to remain open to the public
and a financially viable organization that can continue to host new
living exhibits. This legislation will provide NYBG with parity among
other organizations that are not required to pass legislation yearly to
charge admission. The following organizations charge for admission and
do not require legislation to do so:

        
BRONX:

       Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

       Bronx River Arts Center

       Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

       Hostos Center for Performing Arts

       Pregones Theater

       Wave Hill

        
MANHATTAN:

       American Museum of Natural History

       Carnegie Hall

       El Museo del Barrio

       Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

       MoMa
       Metropolitan Museum of Art

       Metropolitan Opera

       Museum of the City of New York

       New York City Ballet

       New York Historical Society

       New York Philharmonic

       Public Theater

       Studio Museum in Harlem

       Guggenheim

       The Whitney

        
BROOKLYN:

       Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Brooklyn Children's Museum

       Brooklyn Museum

       Brooklyn Botanic Garden

       NY Aquarium

        
QUEENS:

       Flushing Town Hall

       Museum of the Moving Image

       Queens Botanical Garden

       Queens Museum Queens Theater

        
STATEN ISLAND:

       Snug Harbor and Cultural Center Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island Historical Society Staten Island Museum
       Staten Island Zoo

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S7556A/A9636 - Passed Senate/Died in Ways and Means

2019: S4449/A5949 - Passed Senate and Assembly, vetoed (memo 148)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    462
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 465 of the laws of 1994, amending chapter 285 of
   the laws of 1891 relating to charging a fee for admission to  the  New
   York Botanical Garden, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 465 of  the  laws  of  1994,  amending
 chapter 285 of the laws of 1891 relating to charging a fee for admission
 to  the  New York Botanical Garden, as amended by section 1 of item L of
 subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 30, 1994; provided
 that:
   (a) the amendment made by section one of this act shall expire and  be
 deemed repealed on May 1, [2025] 2031; and
   (b) section two of this act shall take effect on May 1, [2025] 2031.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04254-01-1

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