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                                         6543
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 26, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Economic Development
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
         requiring the state  liquor  authority  to  invite  municipalities  or
         community boards to appear before the authority to present oral testi-
         mony prior to issuing certain liquor licenses to applicants
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 64 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
    2  by adding a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
    3    7-A. BEFORE THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  ISSUE  A  LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
    4  SECTION,  THE AUTHORITY SHALL INVITE THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD
    5  TO APPEAR BEFORE THE AUTHORITY TO PRESENT ORAL TESTIMONY  REGARDING  THE
    6  APPLICANT.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00351-01-5