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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7853
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 28, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation  to adding a representative from WUFO Studios to the Michigan
          Street African Heritage Corridor commission
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 41.05 of the parks, recre-
     2  ation  and  historic  preservation law, as amended by chapter 359 of the
     3  laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     4    The commission is hereby established as a not-for-profit  corporation.
     5  The  commission  shall be governed by the not-for-profit corporation law
     6  except where such law conflicts with this article,  in  which  case  the
     7  provisions of this article shall govern. The commission shall consist of
     8  up  to  [twelve] thirteen voting members and seven non-voting ex-officio
     9  members. One member each shall be appointed by the governor, the  tempo-
    10  rary  president  of  the  senate, and the speaker of the assembly. Other
    11  members shall include the mayor of the city of Buffalo, or  his  or  her
    12  designee,  a representative of museum studies at the state university of
    13  New York College at Buffalo, two representatives of  the  department  of
    14  Afro-American  studies at the state university of New York at Buffalo, a
    15  representative from the Monroe Fordham regional history  center  at  the
    16  state  university  of New York College at Buffalo, a representative from
    17  WUFO Studios, and a representative from  each  board  governing  the  J.
    18  Edward  Nash  House,  the  Michigan  Street Baptist Church, the Langston
    19  Hughes Institute, and the Colored Musicians Club. All appointments shall
    20  be residents of the city of Buffalo, but the commission has the authori-
    21  ty to waive this requirement at its discretion. In addition, seven  non-
    22  voting  members  shall  serve  ex-officio:  the  secretary of state, the
    23  commissioners of the office of parks, recreation and historic  preserva-
    24  tion,  environmental  conservation,  economic development and education,
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  one member from the congregation of the Michigan Street  Baptist  Church
     2  or  their designee and the president of the city of Buffalo's convention
     3  and visitor's bureau, or their designees. Appointments to the commission
     4  shall be filed with the commissioner who shall convene the first meeting
     5  of  the  commission  following  the filing of a majority of the appoint-
     6  ments. At the initial meeting, the members of the commission shall elect
     7  officers.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
     9  the  amendments  to  section 41.05 of the parks, recreation and historic
    10  preservation law made by section one of this act shall  not  affect  the
    11  repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.