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A06141 Summary:

BILL NOA06141 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRamos

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 8 §§8.01 & 8.03, Pks & Rec L

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Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to fund and conduct the empire state games on an annual basis.

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BILL NOA06141 

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02/26/2025referred 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
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 6141

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to the empire state games

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

 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new article 8 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 8
 4 EMPIRE STATE GAMES
 5 Section 8.01 Empire state games.
 6 8.03 Advisory council.
 7 § 8.01 Empire state games. 1. The office by and through the commis-
 8 sioner is hereby directed to provide for supporting and conducting the
 9 empire state games on an annual basis. Such games shall include, but not
 10 be limited to, summer and winter games for open competition, seniors and
 11 handicapped games.
 12 2. The office shall exercise its duties pursuant to this article, in
 13 consultation with and upon the recommendations of the advisory council
 14 established pursuant to section 8.03 of this article.
 15 3. The office in furtherance of the provisions of this article shall:
 16 (a) secure funding for the empire state games. The sources of such
 17 funding shall include, but not be limited to, appropriations, gifts,
 18 bequests, the establishment of public/private partnerships and the
 19 establishment of not-for-profit foundations for such purpose;
 20 (b) determine the site of each type of empire state games; and
 21 (c) provide suitable facilities and personnel for the conducting of
 22 each type of empire state games.
 23 § 8.03 Advisory council. 1. The commissioner shall establish an advi-
 24 sory council on the empire state games to research and provide recommen-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05186-01-5

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 1 dations for the most efficient and effective manner of conducting the
 2 empire state games.
 3 2. The advisory council shall be composed of sixteen members appointed
 4 as follows: (a) eight members shall be appointed by the commissioner,
 5 (b) two members shall be appointed by the governor, (c) two members
 6 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, (d) two
 7 members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, (e) one
 8 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and (f)
 9 one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
 10 The members of the advisory council shall have expertise in finance,
 11 fundraising and/or athletics. The appointees shall be broadly represen-
 12 tative of the geographic areas of the state. Members of the advisory
 13 council shall receive from state funds no compensation for their
 14 services nor their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
 15 performance of their duties; provided, however, such members may be
 16 reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
 17 performance of their duties if such reimbursement is provided by a
 18 private source.
 19 3. The advisory council may request and shall receive from the office
 20 such facilities, resources and data as it may need to properly carry out
 21 its powers and duties pursuant to this article.
 22 4. The advisory council shall advise the office on all aspects of the
 23 conducting and funding of the empire state games, including, but not
 24 limited to:
 25 (a) public and private sources of funding;
 26 (b) th