S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7720
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2022
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  the  jurisdic-
   tion  of  the  state  athletic  commission;  and to amend the economic
   development law, in relation to the authorization  of  the  department
   of  economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion
   agency that is promoting the sport of cricket
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1004 of the general business law, as amended by a
 chapter of the laws of 2021 amending  the  general business  law  relat-
 ing  to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of
 New    York   to   the jurisdiction of the state athletic commission, as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers S.146 and  A.479,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   § 1004. Jurisdiction of the commission. [1.] The commission shall have
 and  is  hereby  vested with the sole direction, management, control and
 jurisdiction over:
   [(a)] 1. all authorized combative sports;
   [(b)] 2. all licenses or permits granted by the commission to any  and
 all persons or entities who participate in authorized combative sports;
   [(c)] 3. all determinations regarding the authorization of amateur and
 professional sanctioning entities;
   [(d)]  4. all gyms, clubs, training camps and other organizations that
 maintain training facilities to prepare  persons  for  participation  in
 authorized professional combative sports;
   [(e)]  5.  the  promotion of professional wrestling exhibitions to the
 extent provided for in this article; and
   [(f)] 6. all contracts directly related to the conduct  of  authorized
 professional combative sports in the state of New York.
   [(g)]  7.  All disclosures to the commission shall be deemed confiden-
 tial.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   [2. The commission shall have and is hereby vested  with  jurisdiction
 over  the promotion and expansion of the game of cricket in the state of
 New York.]
   §  2.  Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic development law,
 as amended by chapter 465 of the laws of 1981, 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;
   § 3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the  same
 manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending  the  general business
 law  relating  to including the promotion and expansion  of  cricket  in
 the  state of   New   York   to   the jurisdiction of the state athletic
 commission, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.146  and  A.479;
 provided, however, that section two of this act shall take effect on the
 one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.