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- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1107
- Referred to transportation
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Redesignates the Niagara Escarpment Wine Trail and the Niagara Wine Trail as the Niagara Wine Trail Ridge and the Niagara Wine Trail Lake
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7159
Title of bill
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the designation of the Niagara Wine Trail Ridge and the Niagara Wine Trail Lake
Purpose or general idea of the bill
To re-designate and reconfigure the "Niagara Escarpment Wine Trail", and the "Niagara Wine Trail" into the "Niagara Wine Trail Ridge" and the "Niagara Wine Trail Lake".
Summary of provisions
Amends subdivision 7-a of section 343-k of the highway law.
Justification
The "Niagara Wine Trail" has been extremely successful in helping Niagara County wineries attract customers since its inception. This new reconfiguration and extension eastward will draw new attention to the trail and will serve to attract additional visitors to it. In addition, since the creation of the Niagara Wine Trail, several wineries have already opened or are in the development stages along the route. This new extension eastward will attract additional wineries to open installations along the trail.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implication
None to the State.
Effective date
Immediately.
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