Bill Text: NY A03526 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a commission to study the Revolutionary War in New York and conduct a study to analyze how to best foster promotion of such historical event.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A03526 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A03526-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3526 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to establish a commission to study certain battles and events which were part of the Revolutionary War in New York; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. A commission, to be known as the Revolutionary War in New 2 York commission, is hereby created to study all of the different events 3 and battles that occurred in New York during the Revolutionary War peri- 4 od, including, but not limited to the Battle of Brooklyn, the Battles of 5 Saratoga, the capture and siege of Fort Ticonderoga, the occupation of 6 New York by the British and the British Prison ships in New York Harbor. 7 The study will include methods to promote and educate individuals on the 8 historical importance of the Revolutionary War in New York. 9 § 2. The commission shall be composed of thirteen members, appointed 10 as follows: three members shall be appointed by the governor; four 11 members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member 12 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; four members 13 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; and one 14 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. 15 § 3. The commission shall examine and review the historical importance 16 of the Revolutionary War in New York and conduct a study that would 17 analyze how to best foster promotion of this historical event. 18 § 4. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recom- 19 mendations to the governor and the legislature no later than two years 20 after the effective date of this act. 21 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect 22 until two years after it shall have become a law when upon such date the 23 provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02010-01-9