S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 1650--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McENENY, ENGLEBRIGHT, TITONE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports  Develop-
  ment  --  reported  and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to create a temporary New York state civil war 150th anniversary
  commemoration  commission;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
  provisions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
declares that there is a need to create a New York state civil war 150th
anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 150th anniversary of
the  American civil war which will take place between the years 2011 and
2015. The primary focus of the New York state civil war  150th  anniver-
sary  commemoration  commission will be to plan and execute an organized
series of civil war reenactment tourism events.
  The legislature finds that the creation of a New York state civil  war
150th anniversary commemoration commission is necessary to bring togeth-
er  persons  qualified  by experience and/or by powers vested in them by
their offices to coordinate and facilitate such a multi-year event.
  S 2. New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration  commis-
sion;  created.  1. There is hereby created a temporary state commission
to be known as the "New York state civil war 150th  anniversary  commem-
oration commission".
  2. Definitions. As used in this act:
  a.  "Commission"  means the New York state civil war 150th anniversary
commemoration commission created by this section.
  b. "Re-enactor" means a person who is a recognized member  of  a  duly
constituted  reenactment  organization approved by the host site and who
participates in the main civil war reenactment event for the year.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  3. a. The commission shall consist of 14 members to  be  appointed  as
follows:
  The  commissioner  of the department of parks, recreation and historic
preservation or his or her duly designated representative,  the  commis-
sioner  of  the  department  of  education or his or her duly designated
representative, the commissioner of the department of economic  develop-
ment or his or her duly designated representative, and 11 members of the
civil war reenactment community of whom three members shall be appointed
by the governor, three members shall be appointed by the temporary pres-
ident  of the senate, three members shall be appointed by the speaker of
the assembly, one member shall be appointed by the  minority  leader  of
the  senate  and one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the assembly. The commissioner of the department of economic development
or his or her duly designated representative shall serve as  chairperson
of the commission. The eleven appointed members shall serve at the plea-
sure of the appointing official. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner
provided for original appointments.
  b.  The  members  of  the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services.
  c. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general,  special
or  local  law,  ordinance, resolution or charter, no officer, member or
employee of the state or of any public corporation shall forfeit his  or
her  office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of appoint-
ment as a member of the commission, nor shall service as such commission
member be deemed incompatible or in conflict with such office or employ-
ment.
  d. The commission shall appoint such staff  as  may  be  necessary  to
carry out its duties.
  S 3. Powers and duties of the commission. 1. The commission shall have
the following powers and duties:
  a.  To  coordinate  the  commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the
civil war for the years 2011 through 2015;
  b. To plan and execute an organized series of  civil  war  reenactment
tourism events;
  c.  To  promote  civil  war educational studies in grades kindergarten
through twelve in New York state schools; and
  d. To design two special "metal alloy" medallions to issue exclusively
to those re-enactors who are duly authorized and who participate in  the
main  reenactment  event of each year. A medallion shall be prepared for
issuance to American forces and a separate and distinct medallion  shall
be prepared for issuance to Confederate forces.
  2. The commission shall work with forts within New York state that are
planning  civil  war  reenactment events. Each fort shall have authority
over how such events are handled.
  S 4. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove  such  personnel
as  it  may  deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix
their compensation within the amounts made  available  by  appropriation
therefor.  The  commission may meet and hold public and/or private hear-
ings within or without the state, and shall have all  the  powers  of  a
legislative  committee  pursuant to the legislative law; except it shall
not have the power to issue subpoenas pursuant to section  62-a  of  the
legislative law.
  S  5.  The  commission may request and shall receive from any subdivi-
sion, department, board, commission, office, agency, or other instrumen-
tality of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such facili-
ties, assistance and data as it deems necessary  or  desirable  for  the

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proper execution of its powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes
set forth in this act.
  S  6.  The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into
any agreements and to do and perform any acts  that  may  be  necessary,
desirable  or  proper  to  carry out the purposes and objectives of this
act.
  S 7. The commission shall continue in  existence  until  December  31,
2015, at which time it shall be deemed to be repealed.
  S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.

                            
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                                 1650--B
                                                         Cal. No. 75

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McENENY, ENGLEBRIGHT, TITONE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports  Develop-
  ment  --  reported  and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted  to said committee -- advanced to a third reading, amended
  and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
  ing

AN ACT to create a temporary New York state civil war 150th  anniversary
  commemoration  commission;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
  provisions

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature hereby finds and
declares that there is a need to create a New York state civil war 150th
anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 150th anniversary of
the  American  civil  war  which  will  take  place  between  the  years
2012-2015.    The  primary  focus  of the New York state civil war 150th
anniversary commemoration commission will be  to  plan  and  execute  an
organized series of civil war reenactment tourism events.
  The  legislature finds that the creation of a New York state civil war
150th anniversary commemoration commission is necessary to bring togeth-
er persons qualified by experience and/or by powers vested  in  them  by
their offices to coordinate and facilitate such a multi-year event.
  S  2. New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commis-
sion; created. 1. There is hereby created a temporary  state  commission
to  be  known as the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commem-
oration commission".
  2. Definitions. As used in this act:
  a. "Commission" means the New York state civil war  150th  anniversary
commemoration commission created by this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01683-04-2
              

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  b.  "Re-enactor"  means  a person who is a recognized member of a duly
constituted reenactment organization approved by the host site  and  who
participates in the main civil war reenactment event for the year.
  3.  a.  The  commission shall consist of 14 members to be appointed as
follows:
  The commissioner of the department of parks, recreation  and  historic
preservation  or  his or her duly designated representative, the commis-
sioner of the department of education or  his  or  her  duly  designated
representative,  the commissioner of the department of economic develop-
ment or his or her duly designated representative, and 11 members of the
civil war reenactment community of whom three members shall be appointed
by the governor, three members shall be appointed by the temporary pres-
ident of the senate, three members shall be appointed by the speaker  of
the  assembly,  one  member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the senate and one member shall be appointed by the minority  leader  of
the assembly. The commissioner of the department of economic development
or  his or her duly designated representative shall serve as chairperson
of the commission. The eleven appointed members shall serve at the plea-
sure of the appointing official. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner
provided for original appointments.
  b. The members of the commission shall  receive  no  compensation  for
their services.
  c.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special
or local law, ordinance, resolution or charter, no  officer,  member  or
employee  of the state or of any public corporation shall forfeit his or
her office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of  appoint-
ment as a member of the commission, nor shall service as such commission
member be deemed incompatible or in conflict with such office or employ-
ment.
  d.  The  commission  shall  appoint  such staff as may be necessary to
carry out its duties.
  S 3. Powers and duties of the commission. 1. The commission shall have
the following powers and duties:
  a. To coordinate the commemoration of the  150th  anniversary  of  the
civil war for the years 2011-2015;
  b.  To  plan  and execute an organized series of civil war reenactment
tourism events;
  c. To promote civil war educational  studies  in  grades  kindergarten
through twelve in New York state schools; and
  d. To design two special "metal alloy" medallions to issue exclusively
to  those re-enactors who are duly authorized and who participate in the
main reenactment event of each year. A medallion shall be  prepared  for
issuance  to American forces and a separate and distinct medallion shall
be prepared for issuance to Confederate forces.
  2. The commission shall work with forts within New York state that are
planning civil war reenactment events. Each fort  shall  have  authority
over how such events are handled.
  S  4.  The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel
as it may deem necessary for the performance of its  functions  and  fix
their  compensation  within  the amounts made available by appropriation
therefor. The commission may meet and hold public and/or  private  hear-
ings  within  or  without  the state, and shall have all the powers of a
legislative committee pursuant to the legislative law; except  it  shall
not  have  the  power to issue subpoenas pursuant to section 62-a of the
legislative law.

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  S 5. The commission may request and shall receive  from  any  subdivi-
sion, department, board, commission, office, agency, or other instrumen-
tality of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such facili-
ties,  assistance  and  data  as it deems necessary or desirable for the
proper execution of its powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes
set forth in this act.
  S  6.  The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into
any agreements and to do and perform any acts  that  may  be  necessary,
desirable  or  proper  to  carry out the purposes and objectives of this
act.
  S 7. The commission shall continue in  existence  until  December  31,
2015, at which time it shall be deemed to be repealed.
  S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.