BILL NUMBER: S8722A
SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to renam-
ing agency building one, agency building two, agency building three and
agency building four, located at the empire state plaza
 
PURPOSE:
To rename agency buildings one through four at the Empire State Plaza.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new subdivision 12 to section 4.07 of the arts and
cultural affairs law to provide a process for renaming agency building
one through four on the Empire State Plaza.
Section 2 is the after enactment.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is one of the most
spectacular capital centers in the country. It contains major buildings
like the Egg Performance Center, Cultural Education Center as well as
office space for thousands of state employees
Many of the Plaza buildings are named after famous people including
Erastus Corning, the longest tenured mayor of any large city the United
States (Corning Tower) and Robert Abrams , a long time State Attorney
General, (The Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice ).The four
building that house thousands of state employees are named 1,2,3, and 4.
The re-naming of these buildings is a great opportunity to honor New
York State's history.
This bill sets up a process for the selection of the names by using an
existing Commission. The Commission will make recommendations river to
the Governor. She will be the ultimate decision maker.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
One hundred and eighty days after enactment