S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3296
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- 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 authorizing
the department of economic development to give a preference to any
tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of rugby
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 678 of the laws of 2024, 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 OR THE SPORT OF
RUGBY;
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that if chapter 678 of
the laws of 2024 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then
section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2024, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06729-01-5
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