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                                  3924
                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                            January 31, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, DUPREY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. AMEDORE, CONTE, FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HAYES, KOLB, MOLINARO,
  OAKS, RAIA, SALADINO -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Transportation
AN ACT requiring the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles to
  conduct a study on the economic impact of all terrain vehicle usage in
  this state
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. Report on economic impact of ATV use. 1.  The  commissioner
of motor vehicles shall, in conjunction with the commissioner of econom-
ic  development  and  the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic
preservation, prepare a summary report on the economic impact of ATV use
and recreation in New York state. Such report shall include, but not  be
limited to, the following:
  a.  the  number  of  ATV  participants  in New York state, including a
breakdown of resident and non-resident ATV participants;
  b. the frequency of participation of ATV owners and  drivers  and  how
much  money  they spend on their activities including but not limited to
expenditures on equipment, hotels and motels, restaurants,  lodges,  and
camps, grocery and hardware stores, and guide services; and
  c. an estimate of the number of jobs that are supported by ATV partic-
ipants  as  well  as the amount of sales tax and income tax generated by
such participants.
  2. The results of the report required by this section shall be submit-
ted to the governor and to the legislature, including the chairs of  the
assembly ways and means committee, environmental conservation committee,
tourism,  arts and sports development committee, and the economic devel-
opment committee, as well as the chairs of the senate finance committee,
environmental conservation committee,  tourism,  recreation  and  sports
development  committee,  and  commerce,  economic  development and small
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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business committee by December 31,  2012,  along  with  any  legislative
recommendations of the commissioner of motor vehicles to further enhance
the economic impact of ATV use.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.