STATE OF NEW YORK
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3924
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, DUPREY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. AMEDORE, CONTE, FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HAYES, KOLB, MOLINARO,
OAKS, RAIA, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Transportation
AN ACT requiring the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles 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 motor vehicles shall, in conjunction with the commissioner of econom-
3 ic development and the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic
4 preservation, prepare a summary report on the economic impact of ATV use
5 and recreation in New York state. Such report shall include, but not be
6 limited to, the following:
7 a. the number of ATV participants in New York state, including a
8 breakdown of resident and non-resident ATV participants;
9 b. the frequency of participation of ATV owners and drivers and how
10 much money they spend on their activities including but not limited to
11 expenditures on equipment, hotels and motels, restaurants, lodges, and
12 camps, grocery and hardware stores, and guide services; and
13 c. an estimate of the number of jobs that are supported by ATV partic-
14 ipants as well as the amount of sales tax and income tax generated by
15 such participants.
16 2. The results of the report required by this section shall be submit-
17 ted to the governor and to the legislature, including the chairs of the
18 assembly ways and means committee, environmental conservation committee,
19 tourism, arts and sports development committee, and the economic devel-
20 opment committee, as well as the chairs of the senate finance committee,
21 environmental conservation committee, tourism, recreation and sports
22 development committee, and commerce, economic development and small
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04568-01-1
A. 3924 2
1 business committee by December 31, 2012, along with any legislative
2 recommendations of the commissioner of motor vehicles to further enhance
3 the economic impact of ATV use.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
