Bill Text: NY A04650 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a nine member commission to rename the Robert Moses State Park to reflect on the history of Long Island.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to ways and means [A04650 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04650-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4650

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    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:

     1    Section 1. The commissioner of the New York  state  office  of  parks,
     2  recreation  and  historic  preservation is hereby authorized to create a
     3  temporary state commission, hereafter referred to as the commission,  to
     4  rename the Robert Moses State Park located in Long Island.  Such commis-
     5  sion  shall  choose  a  name  that  clearly reflects the history of Long
     6  Island.
     7    § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of nine members, to be appointed
     8  as follows: three members to be appointed by the commissioner of the New
     9  York state office of parks, recreation and  historic  preservation;  one
    10  member  to  be  appointed  by the temporary president of the senate; one
    11  member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member to  be
    12  appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the  senate;  one member to be
    13  appointed by the minority leader of  the  assembly;  one  member  to  be
    14  appointed  by  the  Suffolk  county  executive;  and  one  member  to be
    15  appointed by the governor. Vacancies in the membership of the commission
    16  and among its officers shall  be  filled  in  the  manner  provided  for
    17  original  appointments  or designations. Such appointments shall be made
    18  within six months of the effective date of this act.
    19    (b) The members of the commission shall receive  no  compensation  for
    20  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    21  incurred in the performance of their duties under this act.
    22    (c)  All  departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof
    23  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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     1  assistance,  and  data  as  will  enable the commission to carry out its
     2  powers and duties.
     3    §  3.  (a)  For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission may
     4  meet and hold hearings within or without the state.  The  commission  is
     5  authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
     6  analyses  it  may  deem relevant through its own personnel or in cooper-
     7  ation with or by agreement with any other public or private agency.
     8    (b) To the maximum extent feasible, the  commission  may  request  and
     9  shall be entitled to receive and shall utilize and be provided with such
    10  facilities,  resources and data from any court in the state and from any
    11  subdivision, department, board, bureau, commission,  office,  agency  or
    12  other instrumentality of the state or of any political subdivision ther-
    13  eof  as  it deems necessary or desirable for the proper execution of its
    14  powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes set forth in this act.
    15    (c) The commission is hereby authorized and empowered  to  enter  into
    16  any  agreements  and  to  do and perform any acts that may be necessary,
    17  desirable or proper to carry out the purposes  and  objectives  of  this
    18  act.
    19    §  4.  (a) The commission shall make and submit their name recommenda-
    20  tions to the commissioner of the New York state office of parks,  recre-
    21  ation  and historic preservation, the temporary president of the senate,
    22  the speaker of the assembly and the  Suffolk  county  executive.    Such
    23  recommendations shall be made within six months after all members of the
    24  commission  have  been  appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of section
    25  two of this act.
    26    (b) Once such recommendations  are  received  and  decided  upon,  the
    27  commissioner  of  the  New  York  state  office of parks, recreation and
    28  historic preservation shall take all necessary  steps  to  proceed  with
    29  such renaming.
    30    §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    31  deemed repealed on the first day next succeeding the date of the  renam-
    32  ing  of  the  Robert  Moses  State  Park as required under this act; and
    33  provided further, however, that the commissioner of the New  York  state
    34  office  of  parks, recreation and historic preservation shall notify the
    35  legislative bill drafting commission upon the  renaming  of  the  Robert
    36  Moses State Park as required under this act in order that the commission
    37  may  maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official
    38  text of the laws of the state of New York in  furtherance  of  effecting
    39  the  provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of
    40  the public officers law.