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Assembly Bill A5967

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund

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2011-A5967 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง330, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7312

2011-A5967 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund.

2011-A5967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5967

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to the agriculture and New York state horse breeding develop-
  ment fund

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 330 of the  racing,  pari-
mutuel  wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 197 of the laws
of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  There is hereby created within the state racing and wagering board the
"agriculture and New York state horse breeding development  fund".  Such
fund shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit
corporation. It shall be administered by the commissioner of agriculture
and  markets,  the  chairman  of  the New York state racing and wagering
board or his or her designee, [and] the  chairman  and  members  of  the
state harness racing commission as reconstituted pursuant to article one
of  this chapter, AND TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THAT MUST BE EXPERIENCED OR
HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE BREEDING OF STANDARDBRED HORSES IN NEW
YORK STATE. THESE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SHALL SERVE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY
AND SHALL NOT HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES. OF  THE  ADDITIONAL  MEMBERS,  ONE
EACH SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE RACING AND
WAGERING BOARD AND THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS AND SHALL
SERVE TERMS OF NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS.  Members shall continue to hold
office  until their successors are appointed and qualified. The chairman
shall be designated by the members of the fund. The members of the  fund
shall  receive  no compensation from the fund for their services as such
members but shall be reimbursed by the fund for  the  expenses  actually
and  necessarily  incurred  by  them  in the performance of their duties
under sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this
chapter. Such fund shall have perpetual existence and shall exercise all

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03514-01-1

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