Assembly Bill A1619

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a commission to study the Revolutionary War in New York

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

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2021-A1619 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7650
2019-2020: A3526

2021-A1619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission to study the Revolutionary War in New York and conduct a study to analyze how to best foster promotion of such historical event.

2021-A1619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1619
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, BARNWELL -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to establish a commission to study  certain  battles  and  events
   which  were  part  of the Revolutionary War in New York; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  A commission, to be known as the Revolutionary War in New
 York commission, is hereby created to study all of the different  events
 and battles that occurred in New York during the Revolutionary War peri-
 od, including, but not limited to the Battle of Brooklyn, the Battles of
 Saratoga,  the  capture and siege of Fort Ticonderoga, the occupation of
 New York by the British and the British Prison ships in New York Harbor.
 The study will include methods to promote and educate individuals on the
 historical importance of the Revolutionary War in New York.
   § 2. The commission shall be composed of thirteen  members,  appointed
 as  follows:  three  members  shall  be  appointed by the governor; four
 members shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly;  one  member
 shall  be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; four members
 shall be appointed by the temporary president of  the  senate;  and  one
 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
   § 3. The commission shall examine and review the historical importance
 of  the  Revolutionary  War  in  New York and conduct a study that would
 analyze how to best foster promotion of this historical event.
   § 4. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and  recom-
 mendations  to  the governor and the legislature no later than two years
 after the effective date of this act.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect
 until two years after it shall have become a law when upon such date the
 provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05352-01-1

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