Assembly Bill A8873A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a historic business preservation registry

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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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2019-A8873 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7274
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14.11, Pks & Rec L

2019-A8873 - Summary

Establishes a historic business preservation registry to serve as an educational and promotional tool to recognize historic community-serving businesses as valuable cultural assets.

2019-A8873 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8873
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to establishing a historic business preservation registry
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 14.11 to read as follows:
   §  14.11 HISTORIC BUSINESS PRESERVATION REGISTRY. 1. PURPOSE. A REGIS-
 TRY OF HISTORIC BUSINESSES IN THE STATE SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF  RECOGNIZING  THAT HISTORIC COMMUNITY-SERVING BUSINESSES ARE
 VALUABLE CULTURAL ASSETS THAT SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF THE RICH AND  DIVERSE
 HISTORY  OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL ALSO SERVE
 AS A   TOOL FOR PROVIDING  EDUCATIONAL  AND  PROMOTIONAL  ASSISTANCE  TO
 HISTORIC BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CONTINUED VIABILITY AND SUCCESS.
   2.  ESTABLISHMENT.  THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A REGISTRY
 OF HISTORIC BUSINESSES IN THE STATE  AND  MAINTAIN  AN  ONLINE  REGISTRY
 WHICH  INCLUDES THE NAME AND  ADDRESS OF EACH HISTORIC BUSINESS THAT HAS
 BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE REGISTRY.
   3. ELIGIBILITY. A HISTORIC BUSINESS MUST  FIRST  BE  NOMINATED  BY  AN
 ELECTED  OFFICIAL,  INCLUDING ANY ASSEMBLY MEMBER, SENATOR, THE GOVERNOR
 AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.   NOMINATIONS  ARE  LIMITED  TO  THREE  PER
 ELECTED  OFFICIAL  PER  TERM.  AN  ELECTED OFFICIAL SHALL NOT NOMINATE A
 BUSINESS IF THEY, OR A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER, INCLUDING  A  SPOUSE,  CHIL-
 DREN,  SIBLINGS OR PARENTS, OWN OR HAVE A MAJOR INVESTMENT STAKE IN SUCH
 BUSINESS.
   4. APPLICATION. (A) AFTER A BUSINESS IS NOMINATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION,  SUCH  BUSINESS  SHALL  SUBMIT  A  COMPLETED
 APPLICATION  FOR  FINAL APPROVAL. SUCH   APPLICATION SHALL BE CREATED BY
 THE OFFICE AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14173-01-9
              

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2019-A8873A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7274
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14.11, Pks & Rec L

2019-A8873A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a historic business preservation registry to serve as an educational and promotional tool to recognize historic community-serving businesses as valuable cultural assets.

2019-A8873A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8873--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development --  recommit-
   ted to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to establishing a historic business preservation registry
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 14.11 to read as follows:
   § 14.11 HISTORIC BUSINESS PRESERVATION REGISTRY. 1. PURPOSE. A  REGIS-
 TRY  OF  HISTORIC  BUSINESSES  IN THE STATE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF RECOGNIZING THAT HISTORIC  COMMUNITY-SERVING  BUSINESSES  ARE
 VALUABLE  CULTURAL ASSETS THAT SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF THE RICH AND DIVERSE
 HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL ALSO  SERVE
 AS  A    TOOL  FOR  PROVIDING  EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO
 HISTORIC BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CONTINUED VIABILITY AND SUCCESS.
   2. ESTABLISHMENT. THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN  A  REGISTRY
 OF  HISTORIC  BUSINESSES  IN  THE  STATE AND MAINTAIN AN ONLINE REGISTRY
 WHICH INCLUDES THE NAME, ADDRESS AND A LIST OF PRODUCTS AND/OR  SERVICES
 OFFERED BY EACH HISTORIC BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE REGIS-
 TRY.
   3.  ELIGIBILITY.  A  HISTORIC  BUSINESS  MUST FIRST BE NOMINATED BY AN
 ASSEMBLY MEMBER, SENATOR,  THE  GOVERNOR  OR  THE  LIEUTENANT  GOVERNOR.
 NOMINATIONS ARE LIMITED TO TWO PER ELECTED OFFICIAL PER TERM. AN ELECTED
 OFFICIAL  SHALL  NOT  NOMINATE  A  BUSINESS  IF  THEY, OR A CLOSE FAMILY
 MEMBER, INCLUDING A SPOUSE, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS OR PARENTS, OWN OR HAVE A
 MAJOR INVESTMENT STAKE IN SUCH BUSINESS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14173-04-0
              

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