Establishes a commission to study the Revolutionary War in New York and conduct a study to analyze how to best foster promotion of such historical event.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3526
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, BARNWELL -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to establish a commission to study certain battles and events
which were part of the Revolutionary War in New York; and providing
for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. A commission, to be known as the Revolutionary War in New
2 York commission, is hereby created to study all of the different events
3 and battles that occurred in New York during the Revolutionary War peri-
4 od, including, but not limited to the Battle of Brooklyn, the Battles of
5 Saratoga, the capture and siege of Fort Ticonderoga, the occupation of
6 New York by the British and the British Prison ships in New York Harbor.
7 The study will include methods to promote and educate individuals on the
8 historical importance of the Revolutionary War in New York.
9 § 2. The commission shall be composed of thirteen members, appointed
10 as follows: three members shall be appointed by the governor; four
11 members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member
12 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; four members
13 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; and one
14 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
15 § 3. The commission shall examine and review the historical importance
16 of the Revolutionary War in New York and conduct a study that would
17 analyze how to best foster promotion of this historical event.
18 § 4. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recom-
19 mendations to the governor and the legislature no later than two years
20 after the effective date of this act.
21 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect
22 until two years after it shall have become a law when upon such date the
23 provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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