Senate Bill S1031

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • 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-S1031 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 §§500 - 505, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1331
2011-2012: S2702
2015-2016: S707
2017-2018: S3441

2013-S1031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act; authorizes the issuance of grants for the purchase of equipment and operation of a bicycle tourism kiosk; authorizes the establishment of up to fifteen such kiosks.

2013-S1031 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1031

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO, ADAMS, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business

AN  ACT  to  amend the economic development law, in relation to creating
  the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act

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

  Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
article 21 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 21
              NEW YORK STATE BICYCLE TOURISM PROMOTION ACT
SECTION 500. SHORT TITLE.
        501. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        502. DEFINITIONS.
        503. ADMINISTRATION.
        504. GRANTS FOR LOCAL BICYCLE TOURISM KIOSK.
        505. PROGRAM REVIEW.
  S 500. SHORT TITLE. THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE  CITED  AS  THE
NEW YORK STATE BICYCLE TOURISM PROMOTION ACT.
  S 501. STATEMENT  OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY RECOG-
NIZES THE ROLE THAT CYCLING PLAYS IN LOCAL TOURISM. INCREASINGLY,  BICY-
CLES  ARE  UTILIZED  BY  TRAVELERS TO EXPLORE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, OR AS A
METHOD OF TRAVEL THROUGH THE  STATE.  AS  BICYCLES  HELP  EXPAND  TRAVEL
DESTINATIONS,  AND ADD TO EXPERIENCE BASED TOURISM, THE STATE SHOULD ACT
TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH IN THIS SECTOR. IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS LEGIS-
LATION TO ESTABLISH A  WORKING  FLEET  OF  RENTAL  BIKES  AT  CONVENTION
BUREAUS, VISITOR CENTERS AND POINTS OF INTEREST THAT ARE HEAVILY VISITED
BY  TOURISTS  AND PROFESSIONALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEGISLATURE WISHES TO
PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO CONNECT VISITING PROFESSIONALS AND TRAVELERS WITH
INFORMATION AND MAPS OF BICYCLING ROUTES AND DESTINATION POINTS.

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

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