Assembly Bill A3059B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the department of economic development to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3059 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5265
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs

2023-A3059 - Summary

Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

2023-A3059 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3059
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of economic  development  to  conduct  a
   study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study. The department of economic development, in  conjunc-
 tion  with  the  empire state development corporation, the department of
 education, the office of parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation,
 the  department  of environmental conservation, the department of state,
 the New York city department of cultural  affairs,  the  New  York  city
 parks  department, and the New York state council on the arts, is hereby
 directed to conduct a comprehensive study on increasing public access to
 museums in New York state. The museums that shall be identified in  such
 study  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to the American Museum of
 Natural History, Brooklyn Botanic Garden,  Brooklyn  Academy  of  Music,
 Brooklyn  Children's  Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New
 York, New York Botanical Garden, New York Hall of Science, Staten Island
 Museum, Staten Island Zoo, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wave Hill,  Bronx
 Zoo,  Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens
 Florham Park Zoo. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Taking a census of such museums as at the end of  the  fiscal  year
 2018,  including  information  on the size, including but not limited to
 total land area, square footage and number of buildings,  rent  actually
 paid  or  the  value  of  the rent forgiven, hours of operation, visitor
 statistics,  including  attendance  figures  calculated  using   tickets
 presented  to  cashiers  and  reported  as  complimentary,  full fare or
 discounted, and individuals exempted from paying fees such as  students,
 professors  and teachers, military or persons with disabilities, and zip
 codes of visitors.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05458-01-3
 A. 3059                             2

co-Sponsors

2023-A3059A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5265
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs

2023-A3059A - Summary

Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

2023-A3059A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3059--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL, ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development --  recommit-
   ted to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  direct  the department of economic development to conduct a
   study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Study. The department of economic development, in conjunc-
 tion with the empire state development corporation,  the  department  of
 education,  the  office  of parks, recreation and historic preservation,
 the department of environmental conservation, the department  of  state,
 the  New  York  city  department  of cultural affairs, the New York city
 parks department, and the New York state council on the arts, is  hereby
 directed to conduct a comprehensive study on increasing public access to
 and  laws  requiring free public access to museums in New York city. The
 museums that shall be identified in such  study  operate  as  and  shall
 include,  but  not be limited to the American Museum of Natural History,
 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn  Children's
 Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New York Botan-
 ical  Garden,  New  York  Hall  of Science, Staten Island Museum, Staten
 Island Zoo, the Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  Wave  Hill,  Bronx  Zoo,
 Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Flor-
 ham Park Zoo. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   1.  Taking  a  census of such museums as at the end of the fiscal year
 2018, including information on the size, including but  not  limited  to
 total  land  area,  square  footage  and number of buildings, history of
 general operating expenses, history of municipal operating, rent actual-
 ly paid or the value of the rent forgiven, hours of  operation,  visitor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05458-02-4

co-Sponsors

2023-A3059B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5265
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs

2023-A3059B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

2023-A3059B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3059--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. FALL, ANDERSON, DARLING -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development --
   recommitted to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Devel-
   opment in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of economic  development  to  conduct  a
   study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study. a.   The  department  of  economic  development,  in
 conjunction  with  the empire state development corporation, the depart-
 ment of education, the office of parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation,  the department of environmental conservation, the department of
 state, the New York city department of cultural affairs,  the  New  York
 city  parks  department,  and the New York state council on the arts, is
 hereby directed to conduct a comprehensive study  on  increasing  public
 access to museums in New York city.
   b.  The  museums that shall be identified in such study operate as and
 shall include, but not be limited to  the  American  Museum  of  Natural
 History,  Brooklyn  Botanic  Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn
 Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New York,  New
 York  Botanical  Garden, New York Hall of Science, Staten Island Museum,
 Staten Island Zoo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wave Hill, Bronx Zoo,
 Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Flor-
 ham Park Zoo.
   § 2. Scope. The study  shall  focus  on  current  barriers  to  public
 access,  historical  access  by  the  public, laws governing free public
 access, the  financial  and  operational  impact  of  increasing  public
 access,  financial  support  received  by  museums from governmental and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05458-06-4

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