Bill Text: NY A08493 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the manufacture of beer, spirits, cider, wine and mead at the community college in Broome county and Cornell university, acting on behalf of the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences and the New York state agricultural experiment station.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-02-07 - signed chap.26 [A08493 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A08493-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8493 IN ASSEMBLY January 4, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to authorizing the manufacture of beer, spirits, cider, wine and mead at the community college in Broome county and Cornell university, acting on behalf of the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences and the New York state agricultural experiment station The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (f) of subdivision 9 of 2 section 101 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by a chapter 3 of the laws of 2023 amending the alcoholic beverage control law relating 4 to authorizing the manufacture of beer, spirits, cider, wine and mead at 5 the community college in Broome county and Cornell university, acting on 6 behalf of the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences 7 and the New York state agricultural experiment station, as proposed in 8 legislative bills numbers S. 7085 and A. 7293, are amended to read as 9 follows: 10 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the 11 state liquor authority shall issue a license under section 12 [seventy-six-a] sixty-one-a of this chapter to Cornell university on 13 behalf of the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences 14 and the New York state agricultural experiment station as defined in 15 sections fifty-seven hundred twelve and fifty-seven hundred thirteen of 16 the education law. Issuance of such a license shall not preclude or 17 nullify other licenses granted to Cornell university, whether now or in 18 the future, in all its locations in New York state in accordance with 19 the provisions of this chapter. Issuance of such a license shall not 20 restrict the ability of Cornell university, or the New York state 21 college of agriculture and life sciences and the New York state agricul- 22 tural experiment station to conduct research, teaching, education, 23 extension and outreach, and economic development activities related to 24 products that are not regulated by this chapter. For purposes of 25 compliance with this chapter, the New York state college of agriculture EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11500-02-4A. 8493 2 1 and life sciences and the New York state agricultural experiment station 2 as defined in sections fifty-seven hundred twelve and fifty-seven 3 hundred thirteen of the education law shall be considered to be located 4 on a farm. 5 (c) No person shall be disqualified from acting as a director, advi- 6 sory council member, officer, or employee of, or purveyor to, Cornell 7 university and the New York state college of agriculture and life 8 sciences and the New York state agricultural experiment station by 9 reason of such person holding a license under this [subdivision] 10 chapter, or being affiliated with a licensee under this [subdivision] 11 chapter as a shareholder, partner, officer, director, or employee. 12 (d) No person shall be disqualified from being a donor, patron, 13 contributor or sponsor from time to time of Cornell university and the 14 New York state college of agriculture and life sciences and the New York 15 state agricultural experiment station through contributions in cash or 16 in kind, by reason of such person holding a license under this [subdivi-17sion] chapter, or being affiliated with a licensee under this [subdivi-18sion] chapter as a shareholder, partner, officer, director, or employee. 19 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 20 Cornell university may: (i) offer educational courses, workshops or 21 other instructional events on wine, distilled spirits, cider, mead, beer 22 and other fermented products through any of its colleges, schools or 23 units, in accordance with internally established fee schedules and under 24 appropriate licenses; and (ii) [authorize the use of its facilities for25conferences and events from time to time, including by other entities26and by the general public, in accordance with internally established fee27schedules and may sell and serve, or authorize others to sell and serve,28at such events wines, beers, ciders, meads, distilled spirits and other29fermented products under appropriate licenses] use its facilities, and 30 provide the use of its facilities to third parties, for functions at 31 which alcoholic beverages may be sold and served provided the university 32 or third parties, as applicable, have obtained the appropriate permit or 33 license from the authority. 34 § 2. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) and paragraphs (b), (c) 35 and (d) of subdivision 10 of section 101 of the alcoholic beverage 36 control law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the 37 alcoholic beverage control law relating to authorizing the manufacture 38 of beer, spirits, cider, wine and mead at the community college in 39 Broome county and Cornell university, acting on behalf of the New York 40 state college of agriculture and life sciences and the New York state 41 agricultural experiment station, as proposed in legislative bills 42 numbers S. 7085 and A. 7293, are amended and a new paragraph (f) is 43 added to read as follows: 44 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state 45 liquor authority shall issue a license under section [seventy-six-a] 46 sixty-one-a of this chapter to the community college in Broome county, 47 established pursuant to article one hundred twenty-six of the education 48 law, in the city of Binghamton, and the Broome county culinary and 49 events center on the premises described as follows: 50 (b) The community college in Broome county and Broome county culinary 51 and events center may, but shall not be required to, produce wine, beer, 52 [distillates] distilled spirits, cider and mead as a condition of such 53 license. 54 (c) No person shall be disqualified from acting as a director, advi- 55 sory council member, officer, or employee of, or purveyor to, the commu- 56 nity college in Broome county and Broome county culinary and eventsA. 8493 3 1 center by reason of such person holding a license under this [subdivi-2sion] chapter, or being affiliated with a licensee under this [subdivi-3sion] chapter as a shareholder, partner, officer, director, or employee. 4 (d) No person shall be disqualified from being a donor, patron, 5 contributor or sponsor from time to time of the community college in 6 Broome county and Broome county culinary and events center through 7 contributions in cash or in kind, by reason of such person holding a 8 license under this [subdivision] chapter, or being affiliated with a 9 licensee under this [subdivision] chapter as a shareholder, partner, 10 officer, director, or employee. 11 (f) For purposes of compliance with this chapter, the community 12 college in Broome county and the Broome county culinary and events 13 center shall be considered to be located on a farm. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 15 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the alcoholic beverage 16 control law relating to authorizing the manufacture of beer, spirits, 17 cider, wine and mead at the community college in Broome county and 18 Cornell university, acting on behalf of the New York state college of 19 agriculture and life sciences and the New York state agricultural exper- 20 iment station, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7085 and A. 21 7293, takes effect.