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                                   3480
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to establish a temporary state commission to  rename  the  Robert
   Moses State Park; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the New York  state  office  of  parks,
 recreation  and  historic  preservation is hereby authorized to create a
 temporary state commission, hereafter referred to as the commission,  to
 rename the Robert Moses State Park located in Long Island.  Such commis-
 sion  shall  choose  a  name  that  clearly reflects the history of Long
 Island.
   § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of five members, to be appointed
 as follows: two members to be appointed by the commissioner of  the  New
 York  state  office  of parks, recreation and historic preservation; one
 member to be appointed by the temporary president  of  the  senate;  one
 member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one member to
 be  appointed  by the Suffolk county executive. Vacancies in the member-
 ship of the commission and among its officers shall  be  filled  in  the
 manner provided for original appointments or designations. Such appoint-
 ments shall be made within six months of the effective date of this act.
   (b)  The  members  of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties under this act.
   (c) All departments or agencies of the state or  subdivisions  thereof
 shall,  at  the  request  of  the  commission,  provide such facilities,
 assistance, and data as will enable the  commission  to  carry  out  its
 powers and duties.
   §  3.  (a)  For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission may
 meet and hold hearings within or without the state.  The  commission  is

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

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 authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
 analyses  it  may  deem relevant through its own personnel or in cooper-
 ation with or by agreement with any other public or private agency.
   (b)  To  the  maximum  extent feasible, the commission may request and
 shall be entitled to receive and shall utilize and be provided with such
 facilities, resources and data from any court in the state and from  any
 subdivision,  department,  board,  bureau, commission, office, agency or
 other instrumentality of the state or of any political subdivision ther-
 eof as it deems necessary or desirable for the proper execution  of  its
 powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes set forth in this act.
   (c)  The  commission  is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into
 any agreements and to do and perform any acts  that  may  be  necessary,
 desirable  or  proper  to  carry out the purposes and objectives of this
 act.
   § 4. (a) The commission shall make and submit their  name  recommenda-
 tions  to the commissioner of the New York state office of parks, recre-
 ation and historic preservation, the temporary president of the  senate,
 the  speaker  of  the  assembly  and the Suffolk county executive.  Such
 recommendations shall be made within six months after all members of the
 commission have been appointed pursuant to subdivision  (a)  of  section
 two of this act.
   (b)  Once  such  recommendations  are  received  and decided upon, the
 commissioner of the New York  state  office  of  parks,  recreation  and
 historic  preservation  shall  take  all necessary steps to proceed with
 such renaming.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed on the first day next succeeding the date of the renam-
 ing of the Robert Moses State Park  as  required  under  this  act;  and
 provided  further,  however, that the commissioner of the New York state
 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall  notify  the
 legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon the renaming of the Robert
 Moses State Park as required under this act in order that the commission
 may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the  official
 text  of  the  laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting
 the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b  of
 the public officers law.