Bill Text: NY A02605 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of economic development to conduct a study of the economic impact of ATV use within the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A02605 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02605-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2605
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 24, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,  KOLB,  RAIA  --  read
          once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
        AN  ACT  requiring the commissioner of economic development to conduct a
          study on the economic impact of all  terrain  vehicle  usage  in  this
          state
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Report on economic impact of ATV use. 1.  The  commissioner
     2  of  economic  development shall, in conjunction with the commissioner of
     3  motor vehicles, the commissioner of  environmental  protection  and  the
     4  commissioner  of  parks, recreation and historic preservation, prepare a
     5  summary report on the economic impact of ATV use and recreation  in  New
     6  York  state.  Such  report  shall  include,  but  not be limited to, the
     7  following:
     8    a. the number of ATV participants  in  New  York  state,  including  a
     9  breakdown of resident and non-resident ATV participants;
    10    b.  the  frequency  of participation of ATV owners and drivers and how
    11  much money they spend on their activities including but not  limited  to
    12  expenditures  on  equipment, hotels and motels, restaurants, lodges, and
    13  camps, grocery and hardware stores, and guide services; and
    14    c. an estimate of the number of jobs that are supported by ATV partic-
    15  ipants as well as the amount of sales tax and income  tax  generated  by
    16  such participants.
    17    2. The results of the report required by this section shall be submit-
    18  ted  to the governor and to the legislature, including the chairs of the
    19  assembly ways and means committee, environmental conservation committee,
    20  tourism, arts and sports development committee, and the economic  devel-
    21  opment committee, as well as the chairs of the senate finance committee,
    22  environmental  conservation  committee,  tourism,  recreation and sports
    23  development committee, and  commerce,  economic  development  and  small
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03047-03-9
        A. 2605                             2
     1  business  committee  by  December  31,  2020, along with any legislative
     2  recommendations of the commissioner of economic development  to  further
     3  enhance the economic impact of ATV use.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.