New York S 2686: Establishes a commission on hosting the olympic games

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S02686 Summary:

BILL NOS02686A

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A10874

&nbsp

SPONSORSTEC

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add §2611-a, Pub Auth L

&nbsp

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

Go to top S02686 Actions:

BILL NOS02686A

&nbsp

01/22/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

03/24/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

03/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 2686A

Go to topS02686 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS02686 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS02686 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2686--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations,
 Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07148-02-6

 S. 2686--A 2

 1 may meet and hold public and/or private hearings within or without the
 2 state, and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursuant
 3 to the legislative law.
 4 5. The members of the authority shall not receive a salary or other
 5 compensation for their services as members of the commission but each
 6 member shall be allowed reimbursement for the necessary and actual
 7 expenses which such member shall incur in the performance of their
 8 duties under this section.
 9 6. The commission shall:
 10 (a) determine the feasibility for Lake Placid to host the olympics
 11 with a partner municipality;
 12 (b) investigate which municipalities could partner with Lake Placid
 13 for hosting the olympics;
 14 (c) identify the best partner municipality for Lake Placid; and
 15 (d) before February first, two thousand twenty-nine, report to the
 16 governor and the legislature regarding its findings and recommendations.
 17 7. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as
 18 it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix their
 19 compensation within the amounts made available by appropriation thereof,
 20 if any, or by donation, if any.
 21 8. For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission shall be
 22 authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
 23 analyses it may d