Bill Text: NY S04137 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS [S04137 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S04137-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4137 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business 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. LBD03047-03-9S. 4137 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.