Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
May 12, 2011 |
reference changed to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Jan 25, 2011 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A3360
2011-2012 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
co-Sponsors
Aileen Gunther
Mark J.F. Schroeder
Kenneth Zebrowski
Donna Lupardo
multi-Sponsors
George Amedore
William Boyland
RoAnn Destito
William Magee
2011-A3360 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A3360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3360 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 25, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER, SCHROEDER, ZEBROWSKI, LUPAR- DO, TITONE, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, BOYLAND, DESTITO, MAGEE, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, REILLY, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to creating the Empire State Fishing Trail program 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 article 5-F to read as follows: ARTICLE 5-F EMPIRE STATE FISHING TRAIL PROGRAM SECTION 181-F. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 181-G. DEFINITION. 181-H. GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. S 181-F. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. NEW YORK STATE IS HOME TO MANY WATER RESOURCES INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF MILES OF ATLANTIC OCEAN COASTLINE, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS, THOUSANDS OF LAKES AND PONDS, AND MILLIONS OF ACRES OF WETLANDS. THE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES ARE VAST AND UNIQUE RANGING FROM SALT WATER TO FRESH WATER. THE STATE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING FISHERIES AND HAS BEEN RATED NUMBER ONE FOR BASS FISHING IN THE COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO THE AMER- ICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION, ANGLERS SPEND MORE THAN 1.1 BILLION DOLLARS ON FISHING TRIPS, EQUIPMENT AND LICENSES, WHICH SUPPORT IN EXCESS OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND JOBS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK. FISHING TOURNA- MENTS HAVE RISEN IN POPULARITY AND THIS STATE HAS REGULARLY BEEN THE HOST TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS WHICH BRING WORLDWIDE ATTENTION. AS SUCH, THE STATE HAS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT MORE FISHING TOURNAMENTS, ANGLERS, VISITORS AND FISHING RELATED BUSI- NESSES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00141-01-1
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