S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9556
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 16, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the author-
ization of the department of economic development to give a preference
to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stick-
ball
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic development
law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementa-
tion of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and increase tourist
travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities within the
state and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about as effec-
tive and economical a tourist promotion plan as possible. The department
shall give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
ing the sport of cricket OR THE SPORT OF STICKBALL;
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that if section 2 of
chapter 86 of the laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on or before
such date then this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2022 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14911-01-2