NY State Senate Bill S8100

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 07, 2018	signed chap.386
Nov 27, 2018	delivered to governor
Jun 07, 2018	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.1083 substituted for a10856
May 14, 2018	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate
May 07, 2018	advanced to third reading
May 02, 2018	2nd report cal.
May 01, 2018	1st report cal.993
Mar 28, 2018	referred to environmental conservation

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May 14, 2018 - floor Vote

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May 1, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

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S8100 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10856
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:: Amd §3, Chap 122 of 2000

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to authorizing sweepstakes with respect to subscriptions to "The Conservationist" from August 1, 2018 to August 1, 2021.

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8100

SPONSOR: O'MARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 122 of the laws of 2000,
amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing
sweepstakes with respect to subscriptions to "The Conservationist", in
relation to the effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to extend for three years the Department of
Environmental Conservation's (DEC) authority to conduct sweepstakes to
increase the number of Conservationist magazine subscribers.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend Chapter 122 of the Laws of 2000 to
extend through August 1, 2021 provisions applicable to Environmental
Conservation Law (ECL) § 3-0301(2)(y), which authorizes DEC to engage in
sweepstakes or contests intended to stabilize, improve or otherwise
increase the subscriber base of the Conservationist magazine.

Section 2 of this bill provides for an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

DEC issues the Conservationist, a New York State-focused magazine that
contains informative and entertaining articles, photography and artwork.
Articles cover a broad range of environmental and natural history
related topics, including fishing, hiking, outdoor recreation, travel,
hunting, and nature study. Published six times a year, the Conservation-
ist has been published continuously since 1946 and has approximately
80,000 paid subscribers and an equal number of secondary readers in
schools, libraries and homes throughout the state.

Marketing research on magazine promotion demonstrates that sweepstakes
are the most effective strategy to increase renewal and new subscriber
response rates. DEC has conducted sweepstakes on several occasions in
the past to generate sales and to increase renewal rates. Each year at
the New York State Fair, including in 2014, we offer a significant prize
(e.g. a canoe, a lifetime fishing license, or its equivalent) to gener-
ate interest in the magazine, to increase subscription sales at the
booth and to improve renewal rates of existing subscribers.

In order for DEC to sustain its high quality magazine product in a cost-
effective manner there needs to be sufficient subscribers to create
economies of scale for printing contract costs. DEC dedicates all
subscription revenues to a Special Revenue Other fund to support maga-
zine production costs. To maintain that fund and produce a quality prod-
uct for current and potential subscribers, DEC needs continued authority
to conduct sweepstakes with respect to the Conservationist. DEC's
current authority to conduct sweepstakes is set to expire on August 1,
2018.

 
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:

In addition to increasing the renewal rates of current subscribers, DEC
projects that holding a sweepstakes could result in an increase of

approximately 5,000 new Conservationist subscribers, and a concomitant
increase in revenue of $50,000 to the Conservation Fund.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect immediately.

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  8100

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 28, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. O'MARA -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
  mental Conservation) -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend chapter 122 of the laws of 2000, amending the environ-
  mental conservation  law  relating  to  authorizing  sweepstakes  with
  respect  to subscriptions to "The Conservationist", in relation to the
  effectiveness thereof

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

  Section  1. Section 3 of chapter 122 of the laws of 2000, amending the
environmental conservation law relating to authorizing sweepstakes  with
respect to subscriptions to "The Conservationist", as amended by chapter
210 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed August 1, [2018] 2021.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14330-01-8

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May 14, 2018 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 14, 2018

May 1, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 1, 2018

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Details

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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May 14, 2018 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 14, 2018

May 1, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 1, 2018

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Details

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8100 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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