Senate Bill S5898

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to adding a representative from WUFO Studios to the Michigan Street African Heritage Corridor commission

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7853 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2015-S5898 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7853
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง41.05, Pks & Rec L

2015-S5898 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding a representative from WUFO Studios to the Michigan Street African Heritage Corridor commission.

2015-S5898 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5898

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation  to adding a representative from WUFO Studios to the Michigan
  Street African Heritage Corridor commission

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 41.05 of the parks, recre-
ation  and  historic  preservation law, as amended by chapter 359 of the
laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  The commission is hereby established as a not-for-profit  corporation.
The  commission  shall be governed by the not-for-profit corporation law
except where such law conflicts with this article,  in  which  case  the
provisions of this article shall govern. The commission shall consist of
up  to  [twelve] THIRTEEN voting members and seven non-voting ex-officio
members. One member each shall be appointed by the governor, the  tempo-
rary  president  of  the  senate, and the speaker of the assembly. Other
members shall include the mayor of the city of Buffalo, or  his  or  her
designee,  a representative of museum studies at the state university of
New York College at Buffalo, two representatives of  the  department  of
Afro-American  studies at the state university of New York at Buffalo, a
representative from the Monroe Fordham regional history  center  at  the
state  university  of New York College at Buffalo, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
WUFO STUDIOS, and a representative from  each  board  governing  the  J.
Edward  Nash  House,  the  Michigan  Street Baptist Church, the Langston
Hughes Institute, and the Colored Musicians Club. All appointments shall
be residents of the city of Buffalo, but the commission has the authori-
ty to waive this requirement at its discretion. In addition, seven  non-
voting  members  shall  serve  ex-officio:  the  secretary of state, the
commissioners of the office of parks, recreation and historic  preserva-
tion,  environmental  conservation,  economic development and education,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11393-01-5
              

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