Bill Text: NY A02090 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to create a temporary state commission to provide for the dissolution of the state liquor authority and the reassignment of the powers and duties thereof; abolishes the state liquor authority; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to economic development [A02090 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02090-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2090
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHROEDER,  PHEFFER, PEOPLES, MAGEE, MAISEL,
         EDDINGTON, JOHN, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,
         BURLING,  CALHOUN, FINCH, GIGLIO, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, MAYERSOHN, MOLINARO,
         QUINN, REILICH, SAYWARD, TOWNSEND -- read once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
       AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to provide for the dissol-
         ution of the state liquor authority and the reassignment of the powers
         and  duties thereof; abolishes the state liquor authority; and provid-
         ing 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:
    1    Section  1.  A  temporary  state  commission on the dissolution of the
    2  state liquor authority, hereinafter referred to as  the  commission,  is
    3  hereby  created  to develop and propose legislation abolishing the state
    4  liquor authority and recommending the appropriate state and local  agen-
    5  cies  or offices to assume the various responsibilities of such authori-
    6  ty.
    7    S 2. The commission shall consist of fifteen members to  be  appointed
    8  as follows: seven members to be appointed by the governor; three members
    9  to  be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; three members
   10  to be appointed by the  speaker  of  the  assembly;  one  member  to  be
   11  appointed  by the minority leader of the senate; and one to be appointed
   12  by the minority leader of the assembly.  A chair of the commission shall
   13  be appointed by the governor from among his appointees. Vacancies  shall
   14  be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
   15    S  3.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
   16  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
   17  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
   18    S 4. To the maximum extent feasible, the commission shall be  entitled
   19  to  request  and  receive  and  shall  utilize and be provided with such
   20  facilities, resources, and data  of  any  department,  division,  board,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  bureau,  commission, or agency of the state or any political subdivision
    2  thereof as it deems necessary or desirable to  carry  out  properly  its
    3  powers and duties hereunder.
    4    S  5. The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations for
    5  legislation and transfer of the powers and duties of  the  state  liquor
    6  authority  in  a  report to the governor, the temporary president of the
    7  senate, and the speaker of the assembly not later than April 1, 2010.
    8    S 6. The state liquor authority, as constituted by article  2  of  the
    9  alcoholic beverage control law is hereby abolished and the powers, func-
   10  tions  and duties of such entity shall be transferred, assumed or elimi-
   11  nated pursuant to the recommendations set forth in  the  report  of  the
   12  commission submitted in accordance with section five of this act.
   13    S 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the members
   14  of  the  commission created by this act shall be appointed within thirty
   15  days of such effective date; and provided, further, that this act  shall
   16  remain  in  effect  until  one  hundred twenty days after the commission
   17  submits the report required by section five of this act, at  which  time
   18  this act shall expire and be deemed repealed; and provided, further that
   19  section  six  of  this  act  shall take effect December 31, 2010 and the
   20  amendment, enactment or repeal of any laws, rules or regulations  neces-
   21  sary  to  effectuate  the provisions of such section six of this act are
   22  authorized to be made before such date.