Assembly Bill A860

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A860 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8895
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §161, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9556

2023-A860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball.

2023-A860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    860
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GIBBS, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
   ization of the department of economic development to give a preference
   to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of  stick-
   ball

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic  development
 law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a)  Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementa-
 tion of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and  increase  tourist
 travel,  resort,  vacation, culture and convention activities within the
 state and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about as  effec-
 tive and economical a tourist promotion plan as possible. The department
 shall  give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
 ing the sport of cricket OR THE SPORT OF STICKBALL;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01933-01-3

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2023-A860A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8895
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §161, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9556

2023-A860A - Summary

Authorizes the department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball.

2023-A860A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  860--A
                                                         Cal. No. 363
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GIBBS, SIMON, TAYLOR, SAYEGH, NOVAKHOV, CUNNING-
   HAM -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY -- 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  --  reported  from
   committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
   ization  of  the department of economic development to provide funding
   for any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stick-
   ball
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic development
 law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and  implementa-
 tion  of  programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and increase tourist
 travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities  within  the
 state  and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about as effec-
 tive and economical a tourist  promotion  plan  as  possible,  INCLUDING
 AUTHORITY  TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE SPORT OF STICKBALL. The department
 shall give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is  promot-
 ing the sport of cricket;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01933-02-4

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