Assembly Bill A8477

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to naming rights of parks or other real property

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A8477 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.17, Pks & Rec L

2023-A8477 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no transferor of real property to the state under the parks, recreation and historic preservation law shall retain the right to name such property, nor make naming rights a condition of the transfer, nor require that the property be named after any person, living or dead.

2023-A8477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8477
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to naming rights of parks or other real property
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3.17 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  NO  TRANSFEROR  OF  REAL  PROPERTY TO THE STATE UNDER THIS CHAPTER
 SHALL RETAIN THE RIGHT TO NAME SUCH PROPERTY, NOR MAKE NAMING  RIGHTS  A
 CONDITION  OF THE TRANSFER, NOR REQUIRE THAT THE PROPERTY BE NAMED AFTER
 ANY PERSON, LIVING OR DEAD.   THE STATE  SHALL  NOT  NAME  ANY  PROPERTY
 ACQUIRED  UNDER  THIS CHAPTER AFTER ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT BEEN DECEASED
 FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AT THE TIME OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13859-01-3

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