New York A 10874: Establishes a commission on hosting the olympic games

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A10874 Summary:

BILL NOA10874 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02686-A

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2611-a, Pub Auth L

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Establishes a commission on Lake Placid and a partner municipality hosting the olympic games.

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BILL NOA10874 

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04/08/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10874

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
 a commission on hosting the olympic games

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

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 2611-a to read as follows:
 3 § 2611-a. Commission on hosting the olympic games. 1. When used in
 4 this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "commission" shall mean the commission established under this
 6 section.
 7 (b) "olympics" shall mean the olympic games.
 8 2. There is hereby established within the New York state olympic
 9 regional development authority a commission on hosting the olympic games
 10 which shall consist of thirteen members and shall have and exercise the
 11 powers and duties set forth in this section.
 12 3. The commission shall consist of thirteen members of whom three
 13 shall be appointed by the governor, two each by the speaker of the
 14 assembly and the temporary president of the senate, one each by the
 15 minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly,
 16 and four by the authority. Any vacancy on such commission shall be
 17 filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. Members
 18 of the commission shall be residents of the state.
 19 4. Members of the commission shall designate a chair from the member-
 20 ship thereof for a term of one year. Any member of the commission may
 21 call a meeting. Seven members shall constitute a quorum. The commission
 22 may meet and hold public and/or private hearings within or without the
 23 state, and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursuant
 24 to the legislative law.
 25 5. The members of the authority shall not receive a salary or other
 26 compensation for their services as members of the commission but each
 27 member shall be allowed reimbursement for the necessary and actual

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07148-03-6

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 1 expenses which such member shall incur in the performance of their
 2 duties under this section.
 3 6. The commission shall:
 4 (a) determine the feasibility for Lake Placid to host the olympics
 5 with a partner municipality;
 6 (b) investigate which municipalities could partner with Lake Placid
 7 for hosting the olympics;
 8 (c) identify the best partner municipality for Lake Placid; and
 9 (d) before February first, two thousand twenty-nine, report to the
 10 governor and the legislature regarding its findings and recommendations.
 11 7. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
 12 it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix their
 13 compensation within the amounts made available by appropriation thereof,
 14 if any, or by donation, if any.
 15 8. For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission shall be
 16 authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
 17 analyses it may deem relevant through its own personnel or in cooper-
 18 ation with or by agreement with any other public or private agency.
 19 9. The commission may request and shall receive from any agency in the
 20 state and from any subdivision, department, board, bureau, commission,
 21 office, agency or other instrumentality of the state or of any political
 22 subdivision thereof such facilities, assistance and data as it deems
 23 necessary or desirable for