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                                  5534

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RUSSELL, McENENY, TITONE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and  Sports
  Development

AN ACT to amend chapter 707 of the laws of 2004 creating a temporary New
  York  state  French  and  Indian  war  250th anniversary commemoration
  commission, in relation to extending the expiration and repeal of such
  provisions

  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 1 of chapter 707 of the
laws of 2004 creating a temporary New York state French and  Indian  war
250th  anniversary  commemoration  commission  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  The legislature hereby finds and declares there is a need to create  a
New  York  state  French  and Indian war 250th anniversary commemoration
commission to promote the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian war
which will take place between the years  2005  and  [2010]  2014.    The
primary focus of the New York state French and Indian war 250th anniver-
sary  commemoration  commission will be to plan and execute an organized
series of French and Indian war reenactment tourism events. The  tourism
events  will  highlight  the  following  key sites: the Lake George/Fort
George area in 2005; Fort Bull/Fort Stanwix and Fort  Ontario/Oswego  in
2006;  Fort William Henry/Lake George in 2007; Fort Carillon/Ticonderoga
in 2008; Fort Niagara in 2009 and Fort  La  Presentation/Fort  Levis  in
2010.
  S  2.  Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 2 of chapter 707 of the
laws of 2004 creating a temporary New York state French and  Indian  war
250th  anniversary  commemoration  commission  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  b. The members of the commission shall  receive  no  compensation  for
their  services  [but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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expenses incurred by them in  the  performance  of  their  duties],  NOR
RECEIVE ANY REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF ANY TYPE.
  S  3.  Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 3 of chapter 707 of the
laws of 2004 creating a temporary New York state French and  Indian  war
250th  anniversary  commemoration  commission  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  a. To coordinate the commemoration of the  250th  anniversary  of  the
French and Indian war for the years 2005 through [2010] 2014;
  S  4.   Section 7 of chapter 707 of the laws of 2004 creating a tempo-
rary New York state French and  Indian  war  250th  anniversary  commem-
oration commission is amended to read as follows:
  S  7.  The  commission  shall continue in existence until December 31,
[2010] 2015, at which time it shall be deemed to be repealed.
  S 5.  This act shall take effect immediately.