Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to tourism, arts and sports development |
Jun 15, 2009 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jun 12, 2009 |
referred to tourism, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A8887
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GABRYSZAK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A8887 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
- Law Section:
- Economic Development Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §167, Ec Dev L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-A8887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8887 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to requiring a qualified, independent entity to prepare a report on the tourism and economic impact of professional football home day and night games played both in western New York and in neighboring regions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: The purpose of this bill is to have a study commissioned on the tourism and economic impact of professional home football games on the economy of western New York and identify the loss of economic activity and revenue on games held outside New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill would create a new § 167 of the economic development law and calls for the department to commis- sion an independent entity to study the tourism and economic impact of professional football on western New York and sets forth criteria and topics that should be addressed in the report. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would examine, in an independent study, the effect of day and night games, on the tourism industry and the economic impact that National Football League Buffalo Bills games have on western New York that are held in Buffalo and the loss of economic activity and revenue when a singular event, such as a weekday night game, is held outside of the western New York area. The Buffalo Bills have begun play- ing one night game in the Toronto area, a spectacular of international
2009-A8887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8887 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to requiring a qualified, independent entity to prepare a report on the tourism and economic impact of professional football home day and night games played both in western New York and in neighboring regions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new section 167 to read as follows: S 167. REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAMES TO THE WESTERN NEW YORK ECONOMY. 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE ECONOMY AND CULTURE OF WESTERN NEW YORK, AS WELL AS INSTILLING REGIONAL PRIDE AND SORROW, BASED ON THE PRESENCE OF THE TEAM IN WESTERN NEW YORK. STATISTICS DETAILING THE EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY, OF THOSE GAMES PLAYED IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND THOSE HOME GAMES PLAYED OUTSIDE OF WESTERN NEW YORK, BOTH DAY GAMES AND NIGHT GAMES, WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO MAKE INFORMED POLICY DECISIONS RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON WESTERN NEW YORK BROUGHT TO BEAR BY THE PRESENCE OF PROFESSIONAL FOOT- BALL. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE STATE IMPLEMENT A PROFES- SIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY SO THAT STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION WHEN MAKING TOURISM-RELATED, DEVELOPMENT, AND ECONOMIC DECISIONS. 2. REPORT ON TOURISM AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAMES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CAUSE TO BE PREPARED BY CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED, INDEPENDENT ENTITY A REPORT ON THE TOURISM AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HOME DAY AND NIGHT GAMES PLAYED BOTH IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND IN NEIGHBORING REGIONS. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF BOTH DAY GAMES AND NIGHT GAMES, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, IDENTIFICATION OF, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE FOLLOWING: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14358-02-9
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