Assembly Bill A7824

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates the New York abolitionist and civil rights history trail program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7824 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5442
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 42 §§42.01 - 42.11, Pks & Rec L

2013-A7824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York abolitionist and civil rights history trail program.

2013-A7824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7824

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- 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 creating the  "New  York  abolitionist  and  civil  rights
  history  trail"  program;  and  providing  for  the  repeal of certain
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  This  act shall be known and cited as the New York aboli-
tionist and civil rights history trail program.
  S 2. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
adding a new article 42 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 42
      NEW YORK ABOLITIONIST AND CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY TRAIL PROGRAM
SECTION 42.01 LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        42.03 DEFINITIONS.
        42.05 THE ABOLITIONIST AND CIVIL RIGHTS  HISTORY  TRAIL  COMMIS-
                SION.
        42.07 COMMISSION PURPOSE.
        42.09 MANAGEMENT PLAN.
        42.11 GENERAL FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.
  S  42.01  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  IT IS THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO
ESTABLISH THE ABOLITIONIST AND CIVIL RIGHTS  HISTORY  TRAIL  PROGRAM  IN
ORDER  TO  IMPLEMENT  OR  CAUSE  TO  BE IMPLEMENTED THE CONSERVATION AND
ENHANCEMENT OF THE HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND  ECONOMIC  RESOURCES  OF  THE
ABOLITIONIST  AND  CIVIL  RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN NEW YORK. FURTHERMORE IT IS
THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE TRAIL IS DEVELOPED FOR AS BOTH AN
ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND TOURISM. THE LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE
MANY NOTABLE ABOLITIONISTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN THE  STATE  WHO
FOUGHT  FOR  FREEDOM  FROM  SLAVERY AND SEGREGATION. IT IS THEREFORE THE
INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATURE TO HAVE CREATED A PROGRAM THAT WILL SYSTEMAT-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11107-01-3
              

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