New York A 2087: Establishes the veterans' memorials preservation act

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A02087 Summary:

BILL NOA02087 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00212

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SPONSORManktelow

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COSPNSRBrabenec, Barclay, Brown K, Durso, DeStefano, Colton, Angelino, Hawley, Friend, Lemondes,
 Morinello, Mikulin, Miller, McDonough, Reilly, Reyes, Palmesano, Tague, Tannousis, Smullen, Sayegh,
 Beephan

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Establishes the veterans' memorials preservation act.

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BILL NOA02087 

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01/15/2025referred to veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2087

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW, BRABENEC, BARCLAY, K. BROWN, DURSO,
 DeSTEFANO, COLTON, ANGELINO, HAWLEY, FRIEND, LEMONDES, MORINELLO,
 MIKULIN, MILLER, McDONOUGH, REILLY, REYES, PALMESANO, TAGUE, TANNOUS-
 IS, SMULLEN, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT establishing the veterans' memorials preservation act

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "veterans' memorials preservation act".
 3 § 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this act:
 4 (a) a "memorial" is any park, monument, field, open land, grove of
 5 trees, building, structure, artwork, tablet, plaque, wall, or any other
 6 structure that has been donated to, or constructed by, a public entity
 7 as a memorial to veterans of any war, conflict, or police action engaged
 8 in by the armed forces of the United States, or any state of the United
 9 States, or the New York national guard.
 10 (b) a "public entity" is any governmental body of any kind, including,
 11 but not limited to, the state, a city, town, village, borough, school
 12 district or public authority.
 13 § 3. Memorials shall be preserved and be open to the public. (a) Any
 14 public entity that has created or received a gift of a memorial shall
 15 not alter, destroy, reconfigure, adjust, change, modify or move such
 16 memorial, or cause or permit any person to commit such acts; provided,
 17 however, that such acts are permitted when reasonably necessary.
 18 (b) Any public entity that has created a memorial or accepted a gift
 19 of a memorial shall maintain the memorial in a reasonable manner.
 20 (c) A public entity shall not restrict access to a memorial except as
 21 reasonably necessary.
 22 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00571-01-5

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