Assembly Bill A8001

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8001 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3441
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 23 §§460 - 465, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10325, S1331
2011-2012: A7012, S2702
2013-2014: A7090, S1031
2015-2016: A7348, S707

2017-A8001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act; authorizes the issuance of grants for the purchase of equipment and operation of a bicycle tourism kiosk; authorizes the establishment of up to fifteen such kiosks.

2017-A8001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8001
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in  relation  to  creating
   the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act
 
   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 23 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 23
               NEW YORK STATE BICYCLE TOURISM PROMOTION ACT
 SECTION 460. SHORT TITLE.
         461. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
         462. DEFINITIONS.
         463. ADMINISTRATION.
         464. GRANTS FOR LOCAL BICYCLE TOURISM KIOSK.
         465. PROGRAM REVIEW.
   § 460. SHORT  TITLE.  THIS  ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE
 NEW YORK STATE BICYCLE TOURISM PROMOTION ACT.
   § 461. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY  RECOG-
 NIZES  THE ROLE THAT CYCLING PLAYS IN LOCAL TOURISM. INCREASINGLY, BICY-
 CLES ARE UTILIZED BY TRAVELERS TO EXPLORE LOCAL  COMMUNITIES,  OR  AS  A
 METHOD  OF  TRAVEL  THROUGH  THE  STATE.  AS BICYCLES HELP EXPAND TRAVEL
 DESTINATIONS, AND ADD TO EXPERIENCE BASED TOURISM, THE STATE SHOULD  ACT
 TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH IN THIS SECTOR. IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS LEGIS-
 LATION  TO  ESTABLISH  A  WORKING  FLEET  OF  RENTAL BIKES AT CONVENTION
 BUREAUS, VISITOR CENTERS AND POINTS OF INTEREST THAT ARE HEAVILY VISITED
 BY TOURISTS AND PROFESSIONALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEGISLATURE  WISHES  TO
 PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO CONNECT VISITING PROFESSIONALS AND TRAVELERS WITH
 INFORMATION AND MAPS OF BICYCLING ROUTES AND DESTINATION POINTS.
   § 462. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ACT, "BICYCLE TOURISM KIOSK" SHALL
 MEAN  A  CENTRAL  LOCATION EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY TOURISTS WHERE BICYCLES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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