STATE OF NEW YORK
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1535
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 12, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
opment and Small Business
AN ACT requiring the commissioner of economic development 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 economic development shall, in conjunction with the commissioner of
3 motor vehicles, the commissioner of environmental protection and the
4 commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation, prepare a
5 summary report on the economic impact of ATV use and recreation in New
6 York state. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the
7 following:
8 a. the number of ATV participants in New York state, including a
9 breakdown of resident and non-resident ATV participants;
10 b. the frequency of participation of ATV owners and drivers and how
11 much money they spend on their activities including but not limited to
12 expenditures on equipment, hotels and motels, restaurants, lodges, and
13 camps, grocery and hardware stores, and guide services; and
14 c. an estimate of the number of jobs that are supported by ATV partic-
15 ipants as well as the amount of sales tax and income tax generated by
16 such participants.
17 2. The results of the report required by this section shall be submit-
18 ted to the governor and to the legislature, including the chairs of the
19 assembly ways and means committee, environmental conservation committee,
20 tourism, arts and sports development committee, and the economic devel-
21 opment committee, as well as the chairs of the senate finance committee,
22 environmental conservation committee, tourism, recreation and sports
23 development committee, and commerce, economic development and small
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05006-01-1
S. 1535 2
1 business committee by December 31, 2021, along with any legislative
2 recommendations of the commissioner of economic development to further
3 enhance the economic impact of ATV use.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.