New York A 4519: Directs the department of economic development to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city

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A04519 Summary:

BILL NOA04519 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03747

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SPONSORFall

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Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

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BILL NOA04519 

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02/04/2025referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

01/07/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4519

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

 AN ACT to direct the department of economic development to conduct a
 study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Study. a. The department of economic development, in
 2 conjunction with the empire state development corporation, the depart-
 3 ment of education, the office of parks, recreation and historic preser-
 4 vation, the department of environmental conservation, the department of
 5 state, the New York city department of cultural affairs, the New York
 6 city parks department, and the New York state council on the arts, is
 7 hereby directed to conduct a comprehensive study on increasing public
 8 access to museums in New York city.
 9 b. The museums that shall be identified in such study operate as and
 10 shall include, but not be limited to the American Museum of Natural
 11 History, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn
 12 Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New
 13 York Botanical Garden, New York Hall of Science, Staten Island Museum,
 14 Staten Island Zoo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wave Hill, Bronx Zoo,
 15 Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Flor-
 16 ham Park Zoo.
 17 § 2. Scope. The study shall focus on current barriers to public
 18 access, historical access by the public, laws governing free public
 19 access, the financial and operational impact of increasing public
 20 access, financial support received by museums from governmental and
 21 other entities, and changes in such financial support since the creation
 22 of these museums. To that end, the topics to be studied shall include,
 23 but not be limited to:
 24 a. the financial status of such museums, including assets, sources of
 25 income, endowment portfolios, and expenses;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08118-01-5

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 1 b. current policies and practices of such museums regarding public
 2 access, with a focus on laws regarding free access and admission;
 3 c. historic and current mission, purpose, and operations of such muse-
 4 ums;
 5 d. enabling legislation and other statutory requirements regarding
 6 free public access and free admission;
 7 e. historical changes in free access by the public; and
 8 f. historical changes in support by various governmental entities,
 9 including operational funding, use and value of land and buildings owned
 10 by the state or the city of New York.
 11 § 3. Report and recommendations. A report of the findings of such
 12 study shall be filed with the governor, the temporary president of the
 13 senate, and the speaker of the assembly no later than one year after the
 14 effective date of this act. The report shall include recommendations on
 15 increasing public access, including expanding free public access, and an
 16 analysis of what measures will need to be taken to ensure such access
 17 while not undermining the operations or missions of the museums.
 18 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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