Assembly Bill A2563A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to developing criteria and guidelines for state designated arts and cultural districts

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Current Bill Status Via S253 - Delivered to Governor

  • 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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2023-A2563 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S253
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3.17, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9351, S6271
2017-2018: A392, S3108
2019-2020: A3723, S1425
2021-2022: A267, S1358

2023-A2563 - Summary

Directs the council on the arts to establish criteria and guidelines for the establishment of state designated arts and cultural districts.

2023-A2563 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2563
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  arts  and cultural affairs law and the economic
   development law,  in  relation  to  creating  the  arts  and  cultural
   district

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended  by  adding  a
 new section 3.17 to read as follows:
   §  3.17.  ARTS  AND  CULTURAL DISTRICTS. 1.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, "ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS" MEANS GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A CITY,
 TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A CONCENTRATION  OF  ARTS  OR  CULTURAL  FACILITIES
 LOCATED WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. TWO OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY JOINTLY
 APPLY FOR A DESIGNATED DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPOSED  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA  OF
 SUCH  DISTRICT  SHALL EXTEND ACROSS COMMONLY HELD JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDA-
 RIES.
   2.  THE COUNCIL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVEL-
 OPMENT AND ANY OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, DIVISION  OR  AGENCY  THE
 COUNCIL DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR STATE
 DESIGNATED ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS.  CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE COUN-
 CIL,  IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ANY
 OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, DIVISION OR  AGENCY  THE  COUNCIL  DEEMS
 NECESSARY,  TO  DESIGNATE  A  DISTRICT SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DETERMINATIONS THAT SUCH  DISTRICT:  (A)
 ATTRACTS  ARTISTS  OR CULTURAL ENTERPRISES TO THE COMMUNITY, (B) ENCOUR-
 AGES ENTERPRISE AND JOB DEVELOPMENT DUE TO THE CONCENTRATION OF ARTISTIC
 OR CULTURAL ACTIVITY, A MAJOR ARTS OR CULTURAL INSTITUTION OR  FACILITY,
 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES, AN AREA WITH ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIV-
 ITIES,  OR  ARTISTIC  OR  CULTURAL PRODUCTION, (C) ATTRACTS A SUFFICIENT
 AMOUNT OF TOURISM, (D) ENHANCES LOCAL PROPERTY VALUES AND FOSTERS  LOCAL
 CULTURAL  DEVELOPMENT, (E) ENGAGES IN THE PROMOTIONAL, PRESERVATION, AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01481-01-3

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2023-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S253
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3.17, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9351, S6271
2017-2018: A392, S3108
2019-2020: A3723, S1425
2021-2022: A267, S1358

2023-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the council on the arts to establish criteria and guidelines for the establishment of state designated arts and cultural districts.

2023-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2563--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, BUTTENSCHON, DICKENS, ANGELINO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and  Sports
   Development  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts and  cultural  affairs  law  and  the  economic
   development  law,  in  relation  to  creating  the  arts  and cultural
   district
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
 new section 3.17 to read as follows:
   § 3.17. ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS. 1.   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, "ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS" MEANS GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A CITY,
 TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  WITH  A  CONCENTRATION OF ARTS OR CULTURAL FACILITIES
 LOCATED WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. TWO OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY JOINTLY
 APPLY FOR A DESIGNATED DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPOSED  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA  OF
 SUCH  DISTRICT  SHALL EXTEND ACROSS COMMONLY HELD JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDA-
 RIES.
   2. THE COUNCIL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC  DEVEL-
 OPMENT  AND  ANY  OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, DIVISION OR AGENCY THE
 COUNCIL DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR STATE
 DESIGNATED ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS.  CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE COUN-
 CIL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND  ANY
 OTHER  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  OFFICE,  DIVISION OR AGENCY THE COUNCIL DEEMS
 NECESSARY, TO DESIGNATE A DISTRICT SHALL,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, DETERMINATIONS THAT SUCH DISTRICT: (A)
 ATTRACTS ARTISTS, ARTS EDUCATORS, OR CULTURAL ENTERPRISES TO THE  COMMU-
 NITY,  (B)  ENCOURAGES ENTERPRISE AND JOB DEVELOPMENT DUE TO THE CONCEN-
 TRATION OF ARTISTIC OR CULTURAL  ACTIVITY,  A  MAJOR  ARTS  OR  CULTURAL
 INSTITUTION OR FACILITY, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES, AN AREA WITH
 ARTS  AND  CULTURAL  ACTIVITIES, ARTS EDUCATION, OR ARTISTIC OR CULTURAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01481-05-3

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