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                                   8740
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 25, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to establish a temporary state commission to  rename  the  Robert
   Moses State Park; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the New York  state  office  of  parks,
 recreation  and  historic  preservation is hereby authorized to create a
 temporary state commission, hereafter referred to as the commission,  to
 rename the Robert Moses State Park located in Long Island.  Such commis-
 sion  shall  choose  a  name  that  clearly reflects the history of Long
 Island.
   § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of five members, to be appointed
 as follows: two members to be appointed by the commissioner of  the  New
 York  state  office  of parks, recreation and historic preservation; one
 member to be appointed by the temporary president  of  the  senate;  one
 member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one member to
 be  appointed  by the Suffolk county executive. Vacancies in the member-
 ship of the commission and among its officers shall  be  filled  in  the
 manner provided for original appointments or designations. Such appoint-
 ments shall be made within six months of the effective date of this act.
   (b)  The  members  of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties under this act. The  commis-
 sion  may  employ  and  at pleasure remove such personnel as it may deem
 necessary for the performance of its functions  and  fix  their  compen-
 sation within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor.
   (c)  All  departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof
 shall, at the  request  of  the  commission,  provide  such  facilities,

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13986-01-9
              

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 assistance,  and  data  as  will  enable the commission to carry out its
 powers and duties.
   §  3.  (a)  For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission may
 meet and hold public and/or  private  hearings  within  or  without  the
 state, and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursuant
 to  the  legislative  law. The commission is authorized and empowered to
 undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or analyses it may deem  rele-
 vant  through  its  own personnel or in cooperation with or by agreement
 with any other public or private agency.
   (b) To the maximum extent feasible, the  commission  may  request  and
 shall be entitled to receive and shall utilize and be provided with such
 facilities,  resources and data from any court in the state and from any
 subdivision, department, board, bureau, commission,  office,  agency  or
 other instrumentality of the state or of any political subdivision ther-
 eof  as  it deems necessary or desirable for the proper execution of its
 powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes set forth in this act.
   (c) The commission is hereby authorized and empowered  to  enter  into
 any  agreements  and  to  do and perform any acts that may be necessary,
 desirable or proper to carry out the purposes  and  objectives  of  this
 act.
   §  4.  (a) The commission shall make and submit their name recommenda-
 tions to the commissioner of the New York state office of parks,  recre-
 ation  and historic preservation, the temporary president of the senate,
 the speaker of the assembly and the  Suffolk  county  executive.    Such
 recommendations shall be made within six months after all members of the
 commission  have been appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision
 two of this act.
   (b) Once such recommendations  are  received  and  decided  upon,  the
 commissioner  of  the  New  York  state  office of parks, recreation and
 historic preservation shall take all necessary  steps  to  proceed  with
 such renaming.
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on the first date next succeeding the date of the renam-
 ing of the Robert Moses State Park  as  required  under  this  act;  and
 provided  further,  however, that the commissioner of the New York state
 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall  notify  the
 legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon the renaming of the Robert
 Moses State Park as required under this act in order that the commission
 may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the  official
 text  of  the  laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting
 the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b  of
 the public officers law.