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                                   4650
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2023
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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 nine members, to be appointed
 as follows: three 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; one member to  be
 appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the  senate;  one member to be
 appointed by the minority leader of  the  assembly;  one  member  to  be
 appointed  by  the  Suffolk  county  executive;  and  one  member  to be
 appointed by the governor. Vacancies in the membership of the commission
 and among its officers shall  be  filled  in  the  manner  provided  for
 original  appointments  or designations. Such appointments 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,

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