NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8660
SPONSOR: Jones TITLE OF BILL:
An act permitting commercial sales during the Adirondack Family Book
Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex
County; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
To temporary allow the use of the John Brown Farm State Historic Site
for a book sale during the Adirondack Family Book Festival
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Allows DEC and OPRHP to issue permits for a book sale at the John Brown
Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County during the Adiron-
dack Family Book Festival on August 16,2025, subject to other permitting
conditions.
JUSTIFICATION::
The Adirondack Family Book Festival
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New legislation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed August 17, 2025.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8660
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT permitting commercial sales during the Adirondack Family Book
Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba,
Essex County; 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. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, includ-
2 ing any applicable rules and regulations, the department of environ-
3 mental conservation and/or the office of parks, recreation and historic
4 preservation may allow, on August 16, 2025, the use of the John Brown
5 Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County, and any structures
6 or improvements thereon, for the sale of books and other related items
7 at the Adirondack Family Book Festival, provided that any such use be
8 subject to reasonable restrictions and other applicable permit require-
9 ments, conditions, and fees.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
11 deemed repealed August 17, 2025.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13216-02-5
