S3759-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to creating a racing fan advisory board, establishing an I Love NY Racing promotion and awarding the New York State Horse Racing Farm of the Year Award

Relates to creating a racing fan advisory board to provide advice to the state racing and wagering board on issues related to horse racing and wagering; establishes an I Love NY Racing promotion and the New York State Horse Racing Farm of the Year Award.

Sponsor: BONACIC / Co-sponsor(s): KLEIN, MCDONALD
Law Section: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law / Law: Add S911, RWB L; amd S100, Ec Dev L

S3759-2011 Actions

Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
Jun 24, 2011: COMMITTED TO RULES
May 11, 2011: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3759A
Mar 10, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Mar 9, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Mar 8, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.166
Mar 3, 2011: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

S3759-2011 Meetings

Racing, Gaming and Wagering: Mar 8, 2011

S3759-2011 Calendars

S3759-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Racing, Gaming and Wagering - Mar 8, 2011

Ayes (8): Bonacic, Griffo, Hannon, McDonald, Nozzolio, Addabbo, Huntley, Stewart-Cousins
Ayes W/R (2): Ranzenhofer, Adams

S3759-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3759               REVISED 03/08/11

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and
the economic development
law, in relation to creating a racing fan advisory board and
establishing an I Love NY Racing
promotion

PURPOSE:
To promote horse racing in New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Creates a racing fan advisory board.

Section 2: Creates an award for the New York State Horse Racing Farm
of the Year similar to other awards relating to agriculture.

Section 3. Creates an I Love NY Racing promotion, subject to
appropriation.

Section 4: Effective date.

EXISTING LAW:
Does not have a racing fan advisory board, an agricultural award for
Horse Racing Farm of the year; or an I Love NY Racing promotion.

JUSTIFICATION:
Horse racing has a direct and indirect role in thousands of jobs in
New York State both on and off tracks. The development of the racing
fan base and the promotion of the sport of racing is critical to the
future success of the sport. This legislation seeks to better involve
racing fans in developing the sport of racing and promoting the sport
of racing.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None known other than the administrative costs of setting up the
Racing Fan Advisory Board.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S3759-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          3759
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 March 3, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager
 ing
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and
 the economic development law, in relation to  creating  a  racing  fan
 advisory board and establishing an I Love NY Racing promotion
 

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

 

Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 911 to read as follows:

 

S  911. RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A RACING
 FAN ADVISORY BOARD TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO THE STATE  RACING  AND  WAGERING
 BOARD ON ISSUES RELATED TO HORSE RACING AND WAGERING.
 2.  THE  RACING  FAN  ADVISORY  BOARD  SHALL  BE  A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS: THREE  PERSONS  APPOINTED  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR;  ONE  PERSON APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE RECOMMENDATION
 OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; ONE PERSON  APPOINTED  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE
 PERSON APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE JOINT  RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE
 CHAIRPERSONS  OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON RACING, WAGERING AND GAMING AND
 THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RACING AND WAGERING; ONE MEMBER  APPOINTED  BY
 THE  GOVERNOR UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE RACING
 AND WAGERING BOARD. THE CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  ADVISORY  BOARD  SHALL  BE
 SELECTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR AND SERVE IN THAT POSITION AT THE GOVERNOR'S
 PLEASURE. THE CHAIRPERSON SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY  TO  BE  DETER
 MINED  BY  THE  STATE  RACING AND WAGERING BOARD. NO MEMBER OF THE BOARD
 SHALL OWN MORE THAN ONE HORSE, OR PORTION OF AN  INTEREST  IN  A  HORSE,
 WHICH  RACES  COMPETITIVELY  IN  ANY  CALENDAR  YEAR  AT  ANY RACE TRACK
 LICENSED OR REGULATED BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD.
 3. OF THE THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE FOLLOWING QUAL
 IFICATIONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT:  INVOLVEMENT WITH A
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09590-02-1
        S. 3759                             2
 NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH SEEKS TO PROMOTE  FAN  DEVELOPMENT  IN  THE
 SPORT  OF  HORSE  RACING; OR EMPLOYMENT WITH AN OFF-TRACK-BETTING CORPO
 RATION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER; OR CERTIFICATION AND LICEN
 SURE AS A VETERINARIAN WITH A PRACTICE DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO HORSES.
 4.  EACH  MEMBER  SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF SEVEN YEARS, EXCEPT
 THE FIRST MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF
 THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE SENATE RACING, WAGERING AND GAMING COMMITTEE AND
 ASSEMBLY  RACING  AND  WAGERING  COMMITTEE, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A
 TERM OF ONE YEAR; AND THE FIRST MEMBER APPOINTED BY  THE  GOVERNOR  UPON
 THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL BE APPOINTED TO TERMS OF THREE YEARS;  AND
 THE  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WHO SHALL HAVE THE AFOREMENTIONED
 EXPERIENCE SHALL BE APPOINTED TO TERMS OF FIVE  YEARS;  AND  THE  MEMBER
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
 STATE  RACING  AND  WAGERING BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED TO A TERM OF SEVEN
 YEARS.  VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED BY THE MANNER OF  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF
 THE VACATED POSITION FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM.
 5. THE MEMBERS OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD, EXCEPT FOR THE CHAIR
 PERSON,  SHALL  SERVE  WITHOUT  COMPENSATION  BUT  MAY REQUEST AND SHALL
 RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD FOR INFORMA
 TION RELATING TO HORSE RACING IN NEW YORK  STATE.  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE
 RACING  FAN  ADVISORY  BOARD  MAY  BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR NECESSARY AND
 ACTUAL EXPENSES IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES UNDER  THIS  SECTION.
 THE  MEMBERS  OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD SHALL BE ISSUED A LICENSE
 BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD WHICH SHALL PROVIDE  THEM  ACCESS
 TO  THE TRACK AND BACK STRETCH OF ALL NEW YORK STATE LICENSED FACILITIES
 DURING THE LENGTH OF THEIR  TERM  ON  THE  RACING  FAN  ADVISORY  BOARD.
 MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO FILE AN OATH OF OFFICE, AND EACH YEAR OF
 HIS OR HER TERM, SHALL MAKE ANNUAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES AS IF THEY WERE
 A POLICY MAKING EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE UNDER SECTION  SEVENTY-THREE-A  OF
 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. MEETINGS OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD SHALL
 BE CALLED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD, OR BY THE
 CHAIRPERSON OF THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD, OR BY WRITTEN NOTICE
 TO  BOTH  SUCH  CHAIRPERSONS BY THREE MEMBERS OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY
 BOARD, IN WHICH CASE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE STATE  RACING  AND  WAGERING
 BOARD  SHALL  CONVENE SUCH A MEETING OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD BY
 ACTUAL NOTICE TO ALL SUCH MEMBERS OF THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD.
 6. THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD SHALL:

 (A) MEET PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF  THE  PUBLIC
 OFFICERS LAW;
 (B)  ADVISE  THE  STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD ON ISSUES RELATED TO
 HORSE RACING AND WAGERING;
 (C) MAKE REPORTS TO THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD REGARDING  THE
 OPERATION  OF  THE THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS RACE TRACKS AND ADVISE AS TO
 WHETHER THE OPERATOR OF RACES  AT  SUCH  TRACKS,  BASED  ON  INFORMATION
 AVAILABLE TO THE RACING FAN ADVISORY BOARD, IS SERVING THE GROWTH OF THE
 SPORT OF THOROUGHBRED RACING;
 (D)  HAVE  AS  THEIR MISSION THE GROWTH OF THE FAN BASE RELATED TO THE
 SPORT OF RACING; AND
 (E) ADVISE THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD ON APPROPRIATE  ACTIONS
 TO  ENCOURAGE FAN ATTENDANCE AT HORSE RACING TRACKS OR AT OFF-TRACK-BET
 TING CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR ANY  SUCCESSOR  ENTITY
 OF SUCH ORGANIZATION LICENSED BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD.
 

S  2  Subdivision 18-c of section 100 of the economic development law,
 as added by chapter 212 of the laws of  1996,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:

        S. 3759                             3
 18-c.  to  establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agricul
 ture and markets, procedures for proposing nominations to  the  governor
 for  [three]  FOUR  annual,  non-monetary awards to be known as: (a) New
 York State Direct Farm Marketing Award; (b) New York State  Agri-Tourism
 Award;  [and]  (c)  New York State Specialty Food Product Award; AND (D)
 NEW YORK STATE HORSE RACING FARM OF THE YEAR AWARD.  These awards  shall
 be  given  in  recognition of EXCEPTIONAL OR unusual efforts by farmers,
 food processors and food retailers for the marketing of New  York  state
 grown  agricultural  commodities  or  foods  processed from or primarily
 containing New York state agricultural commodities and for promoting New
 York state farms that are also tourist destinations, AND HORSE  BREEDING
 AND  RACING  FARMS WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED AS HELPING TO DEVELOP NEW YORK'S
 HORSE RACING INDUSTRY.
 

S 3. I Love NY Racing promotion. The state racing and  wagering  board
 shall, in cooperation with the racing fan advisory board, and in cooper
 ation  with the commissioner of agriculture and markets, and the commis
 sioner of economic development, create an I Love  NY  Racing  promotion.
 Such  promotion  shall  cause  grants  to be made to the racing industry
 pursuant to appropriation for such purpose. Such grants shall be made to
 tourism promotion agencies and not-for-profit  corporations,  who  shall
 work  with  the  racing  fan  advisory board to develop the promotion of
 harness and thoroughbred racing. Such promotions shall include tours  of
 race  tracks,  horse training and breeding farms, and educational events
 to teach racing fans about the sport of horse racing.
 

S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

S3759-2011: Relates to creating a racing fan advisory board, establishing an I Love NY Racing promotion and awarding the New York State Horse Racing Farm of the Year Award