STATE OF NEW YORK
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4607
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to establish a temporary state commission to rename the Robert
Moses State Park; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The commissioner of the New York state office of parks,
2 recreation and historic preservation is hereby authorized to create a
3 temporary state commission, hereafter referred to as the commission, to
4 rename the Robert Moses State Park located in Long Island. Such commis-
5 sion shall choose a name that clearly reflects the history of Long
6 Island.
7 § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of nine members, to be appointed
8 as follows: three members to be appointed by the commissioner of the New
9 York state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; one
10 member to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one
11 member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member to be
12 appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one member to be
13 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; one member to be
14 appointed by the Suffolk county executive; and one member to be
15 appointed by the governor. Vacancies in the membership of the commission
16 and among its officers shall be filled in the manner provided for
17 original appointments or designations. Such appointments shall be made
18 within six months of the effective date of this act.
19 (b) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
20 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
21 incurred in the performance of their duties under this act.
22 (c) All departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof
23 shall, at the request of the commission, provide such facilities,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 assistance, and data as will enable the commission to carry out its
2 powers and duties.
3 § 3. (a) For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission may
4 meet and hold hearings within or without the state. The commission is
5 authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
6 analyses it may deem relevant through its own personnel or in cooper-
7 ation with or by agreement with any other public or private agency.
8 (b) To the maximum extent feasible, the commission may request and
9 shall be entitled to receive and shall utilize and be provided with such
10 facilities, resources and data from any court in the state and from any
11 subdivision, department, board, bureau, commission, office, agency or
12 other instrumentality of the state or of any political subdivision ther-
13 eof as it deems necessary or desirable for the proper execution of its
14 powers and duties and to effectuate the purposes set forth in this act.
15 (c) The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into
16 any agreements and to do and perform any acts that may be necessary,
17 desirable or proper to carry out the purposes and objectives of this
18 act.
19 § 4. (a) The commission shall make and submit their name recommenda-
20 tions to the commissioner of the New York state office of parks, recre-
21 ation and historic preservation, the temporary president of the senate,
22 the speaker of the assembly and the Suffolk county executive. Such
23 recommendations shall be made within six months after all members of the
24 commission have been appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of section
25 two of this act.
26 (b) Once such recommendations are received and decided upon, the
27 commissioner of the New York state office of parks, recreation and
28 historic preservation shall take all necessary steps to proceed with
29 such renaming.
30 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
31 deemed repealed on the first day next succeeding the date of the renam-
32 ing of the Robert Moses State Park as required under this act; and
33 provided further, however, that the commissioner of the New York state
34 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall notify the
35 legislative bill drafting commission upon the renaming of the Robert
36 Moses State Park as required under this act in order that the commission
37 may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official
38 text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting
39 the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of
40 the public officers law.
