NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2087
SPONSOR: Manktelow TITLE OF BILL:
An act establishing the veterans' memorials preservation act
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill seeks to provide statutory protection for veterans' memorials
throughout New York State.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 cites the title of act to be known as the "Veterans' Memorials
Preservation Act" Section 2 (a) provides the definition for a memori-
al,(b) provides the definition for a public entity. Section 3 states
that memorials shall be preserved and open to the public
Section 4 establishes effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently there are no laws protecting veterans' memorials in New York
State. This omission has resulted in many veterans' memorials being
destroyed for short sighted and selfish reasons by persons with abject
disregard for the sacrifices of our veterans and the importance memo-
rials serve to preserve our history and our legacy of freedom. This
legislation would protect veterans' memorials, so that as time goes by
they would not be wantonly destroyed, deconstructed, desecrated,
altered, or moved. As a result, this legislation would also help to
guarantee that the valuable purpose veterans memorials serve in our
society would not be diminished. It would further provide for the pres-
ervation of the military history of New York State and the United States
of America and insure that future generations understand the signif-
icance of what our veterans did to preserve the democracy and the free-
doms we have today.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2020-22: Referred to Veterans' Affairs; Held for consideration in Veter-
ans' Affairs;
2023-24: referred to veterans' Affairs; Held for consideration in Veter-
ans' Affairs
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
