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Assembly Bill A8807

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates a commission to plan for the celebration in the year 2025 of New York state's canal system and the bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal

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2021-A8807 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7570
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Canal
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3362, S3026

2021-A8807 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a commission to plan for the celebration in the year 2025 of New York state's canal system and the bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal.

2021-A8807 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8807
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to create a commission to plan for the celebration  in  the  year
   2025  of  New  York  state's  canal system and the bicentennial of the
   opening of the Erie Canal;  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. A temporary commission to  be  known  as  the  "Erie  Canal
 Bicentennial  Commission," hereafter referred to as the "commission," is
 hereby created to arrange preliminary details, adopt plans,  and  devise
 ways  and  means for a statewide celebration in 2025 of the bicentennial
 of the opening of the Erie Canal. Such plans shall include a celebration
 of New York's canal network, including the Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga
 and Seneca canals, and its cultural, economic and historic import.
   § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of 11 members to be appointed as
 follows: two members appointed by the governor; two members appointed by
 the temporary president of the senate;  two  members  appointed  by  the
 speaker  of the assembly; one member appointed by the minority leader of
 the senate; one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
 the chief executive officer of the New York State Canal  Corporation  or
 his  or her designated representative; the commissioner of parks, recre-
 ation and historic preservation or his or her designated representative;
 and the commissioner of education or his  or  her  designated  represen-
 tative.  The  commission  shall appoint a chair. Vacancies in membership
 shall be filled in the same manner provided for  the  original  appoint-
 ments or designations.
   (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 pursuant to this act.
   (c)  The  commission may hold public hearings and is hereby authorized
 and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries  and  analysis  deemed
 relevant.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13890-01-1

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