Creates the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commission" to plan and execute an organized series of reenactment tourism events.

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A1650B-2011 Actions

• Apr 19, 2012: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
• Apr 19, 2012: delivered to senate
• Apr 19, 2012: passed assembly
• Feb 29, 2012: amended on third reading 1650b
• Jan 4, 2012: ordered to third reading cal.75
• Jan 4, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jan 4, 2012: DIED IN SENATE
• May 23, 2011: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
• May 23, 2011: delivered to senate
• May 23, 2011: passed assembly
• May 19, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.366
• May 17, 2011: reported
• May 9, 2011: print number 1650a
• May 9, 2011: amend and recommit to ways and means
• Mar 2, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 11, 2011: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

A1650B-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1650--B
                                                           Cal. No. 75

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 11, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McENENY, ENGLEBRIGHT, TITONE -- read once and
    referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports  Develop-
    ment  --  reported  and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --
    committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
    recommitted  to said committee -- advanced to a third reading, amended
    and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
    ing

  AN ACT to create a temporary New York state civil war 150th  anniversary
    commemoration  commission;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
    provisions

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature hereby finds and
  declares that there is a need to create a New York state civil war 150th
  anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 150th anniversary of
  the  American  civil  war  which  will  take  place  between  the  years
  2012-2015.    The  primary  focus  of the New York state civil war 150th
  anniversary commemoration commission will be  to  plan  and  execute  an
  organized series of civil war reenactment tourism events.
    The  legislature finds that the creation of a New York state civil war
  150th anniversary commemoration commission is necessary to bring togeth-
  er persons qualified by experience and/or by powers vested  in  them  by
  their offices to coordinate and facilitate such a multi-year event.
    S  2. New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commis-
  sion; created. 1. There is hereby created a temporary  state  commission
  to  be  known as the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commem-
  oration commission".
    2. Definitions. As used in this act:

    a. "Commission" means the New York state civil war  150th  anniversary
  commemoration commission created by this section.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01683-04-2

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    b.  "Re-enactor"  means  a person who is a recognized member of a duly
  constituted reenactment organization approved by the host site  and  who
  participates in the main civil war reenactment event for the year.
    3.  a.  The  commission shall consist of 14 members to be appointed as
  follows:

    The commissioner of the department of parks, recreation  and  historic
  preservation  or  his or her duly designated representative, the commis-
  sioner of the department of education or  his  or  her  duly  designated
  representative,  the commissioner of the department of economic develop-
  ment or his or her duly designated representative, and 11 members of the
  civil war reenactment community of whom three members shall be appointed
  by the governor, three members shall be appointed by the temporary pres-
  ident of the senate, three members shall be appointed by the speaker  of
  the  assembly,  one  member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
  the senate and one member shall be appointed by the minority  leader  of
  the assembly. The commissioner of the department of economic development
  or  his or her duly designated representative shall serve as chairperson
  of the commission. The eleven appointed members shall serve at the plea-
  sure of the appointing official. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner
  provided for original appointments.
    b. The members of the commission shall  receive  no  compensation  for
  their services.
    c.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special
  or local law, ordinance, resolution or charter, no  officer,  member  or
  employee  of the state or of any public corporation shall forfeit his or
  her office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of  appoint-
  ment as a member of the commission, nor shall service as such commission
  member be deemed incompatible or in conflict with such office or employ-
  ment.
    d.  The  commission  shall  appoint  such staff as may be necessary to
  carry out its duties.
    S 3. Powers and duties of the commission. 1. The commission shall have
  the following powers and duties:

    a. To coordinate the commemoration of the  150th  anniversary  of  the
  civil war for the years 2011-2015;
    b.  To  plan  and execute an organized series of civil war reenactment
  tourism events;
    c. To promote civil war educational  studies  in  grades  kindergarten
  through twelve in New York state schools; and
    d. To design two special "metal alloy" medallions to issue exclusively
  to  those re-enactors who are duly authorized and who participate in the
  main reenactment event of each year. A medallion shall be  prepared  for
  issuance  to American forces and a separate and distinct medallion shall
  be prepared for issuance to Confederate forces.
    2. The commission shall work with forts within New York state that are
  planning civil war reenactment events. Each fort  shall  have  authority
  over how such events are handled.
    S  4.  The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel
  as it may deem necessary for the performance of its  functions  and  fix
  their  compensation  within  the amounts made available by appropriation
  therefor. The commission may meet and hold public and/or  private  hear-
  ings  within  or  without  the state, and shall have all the powers of a
  legislative committee pursuant to the legislative law; except  it  shall
  not  have  the  power to issue subpoenas pursuant to section 62-a of the
  legislative law.

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    S 5. The commission may request and shall receive  from  any  subdivi-
  sion, department, board, commission, office, agency, or other instrumen-
  tality of the state or of any political subdivision thereof such facili-
  ties,  assistance  and  data  as it deems necessary or desirable for the
  proper execution of its powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes
  set forth in this act.
    S  6.  The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into
  any agreements and to do and perform any acts  that  may  be  necessary,
  desirable  or  proper  to  carry out the purposes and objectives of this
  act.
    S 7. The commission shall continue in  existence  until  December  31,
  2015, at which time it shall be deemed to be repealed.
    S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.