Senate Bill S5474A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing local municipalities to establish tourism improvement districts

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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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2023-S5474 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6537
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 23 §§447 - 458, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8938
2021-2022: S6186

2023-S5474 - Summary

Authorizes local municipalities to establish or expand tourism improvement districts and provide services thereto.

2023-S5474 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5474 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5474
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KENNEDY, BAILEY, COMRIE, GALLIVAN, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   MATTERA, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to
   be  committed  to  the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and
   Small Business
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to authorizing
   local  municipalities  to  establish  tourism   recovery   improvement
   districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 article 23 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 23
                  TOURISM RECOVERY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
 SECTION 447. DEFINITIONS.
         448. DISTRICT PLAN.
         449. POWERS AND DUTIES.
         450. NOTICE AND HEARING.
         451. ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF THE DISTRICT.
         452. PUBLICATION, FILING AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.
         453. AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT PLAN.
         454. EXPENSE OF THE DISTRICT.
         455. EXPENDITURE OF DISTRICT FUNDS.
         456. DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
         457. DISSOLUTION.
         458. SEVERABILITY.
   §  447. DEFINITIONS.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "ASSESSMENT" MEANS A LEVY IMPOSED ON BEHALF OF THE  DISTRICT  ON  A
 BUSINESS AS PROVIDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.
   2.  "BUSINESS" SHALL BE DEFINED AS A HOTEL, MOTEL, INN, BED AND BREAK-
 FAST OR ANY  LODGING  FACILITY  THAT  PROVIDES  COMMON  HOTEL  SERVICES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02937-01-3
              

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2023-S5474A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6537
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 23 §§447 - 458, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8938
2021-2022: S6186

2023-S5474A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes local municipalities to establish or expand tourism improvement districts and provide services thereto.

2023-S5474A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5474A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5474--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KENNEDY, BAILEY, COMRIE, GALLIVAN, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   MATTERA, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to
   be  committed  to  the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and
   Small  Business  --  committee  discharged,  bill   amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to authorizing
   local municipalities to establish tourism improvement districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 article 23 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 23
                       TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
 SECTION 447. DEFINITIONS.
         448. DISTRICT PLAN.
         449. POWERS AND DUTIES.
         450. NOTICE AND HEARING.
         451. ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF THE DISTRICT.
         452. PUBLICATION, FILING AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.
         453. AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT PLAN.
         454. EXPENSE OF THE DISTRICT.
         455. EXPENDITURE OF DISTRICT FUNDS.
         456. DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
         457. DISSOLUTION.
         458. SEVERABILITY.
   §  447. DEFINITIONS.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "ASSESSMENT" MEANS A LEVY IMPOSED ON BEHALF OF THE  DISTRICT  ON  A
 BUSINESS AS PROVIDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.
   2.  "BUSINESS" SHALL BE DEFINED AS A HOTEL, MOTEL, INN, BED AND BREAK-
 FAST OR ANY  LODGING  FACILITY  THAT  PROVIDES  COMMON  HOTEL  SERVICES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02937-02-3
              

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