Bill Text: NY A10339 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enables Schuyler county industrial development agency to finance automobile racing facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-29 - reported referred to ways and means [A10339 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A10339-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7179 A. 10339 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 18, 2010 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. WINNER -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern- ment IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. O'MARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the Schuyler county industrial development agency's financing of automobile racing facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 854 of the general municipal law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 3 (20) "AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY CLOSED-COURSE MOTORS- 4 PORTS COMPLEX AND ITS ANCILLARY GROUNDS THAT HOLDS AUTOMOBILE RACING 5 EXHIBITIONS. 6 S 2. The opening paragraph of section 892-a of the general municipal 7 law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read 8 as follows: 9 2. IN ADDITION TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES NOW OR HEREAFTER CONFERRED BY 10 TITLE ONE OF ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, THE AGENCY SHALL HAVE 11 THE POWER (I) TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, OWN, MAINTAIN, AND LEASE OR SELL TO 12 AN AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY OR PRIVATE BUSINESS CORPORATION ANY INTER- 13 EST IN AN AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY OPERATED WHOLLY OR WITHIN SCHUYLER 14 COUNTY, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, 15 FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES THERETO WHICH THE AGENCY MAY DEEM NECES- 16 SARY, USEFUL OR DESIRABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVE- 17 MENT OR OPERATION OF ANY SUCH FACILITY, INCLUDING OVERNIGHT ACCOMMO- 18 DATIONS AND OTHER FACILITIES INCIDENTAL THERETO AND, 19 (II) TO FINANCE SUCH FACILITIES THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF ITS BONDS AND 20 NOTES, WHEN IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE AGENCY, SUCH FACILITIES WILL SERVE TO 21 PROMOTE, DEVELOP, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, 22 RECONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, MAINTAINING, EQUIPPING OF SUCH FACILITIES AND 23 ENCOURAGE TOURISM AND THEREBY ADVANCING JOB OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH, 24 GENERAL PROSPERITY AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE AND 25 IMPROVE THEIR PROSPERITY AND STANDARD OF LIVING. 26 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16468-01-0