What's happening
This bill lets alcohol licensees share sales revenue with operators of large venues on government-owned land.
Why it matters
Limited statewide scope. Applies only to stadiums, arenas and entertainment venues with more than 45,000 permanent seats on land owned by the state or a political subdivision.
Revenue-sharing permission. Expressly authorizes alcohol licensees at qualifying venues to share gross alcohol sales revenue with the premises’ owner or operator.
Optional arrangements. Permits revenue sharing without requiring it or specifying how much revenue owners or operators would receive.
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Who cares
Alcohol licensees at qualifying venues
They could share gross alcohol sales revenue with venue owners or operators.
Stadium and arena owners and operators
They could receive a share of alcohol sales revenue at qualifying premises.
State Liquor Authority
The bill would add an express revenue-sharing authorization for licensees at qualifying venues.
Headline styles
Allow Stadium Alcohol Revenue Sharing
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to economic development
- Referred to economic development
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2110
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to sharing gross revenues at stadiums, arenas or other places of entertainment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 111 of the alcoholic beverage control law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
2. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, any person to which the authority issues a license, pursuant to this chapter or chapter one hundred eighty of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-three, for any premises operating as a stadium, arena or place of entertainment having a permanent seating capacity in excess of forty-five thousand persons, is expressly authorized to share gross revenues derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages at such stadium, arena or place of entertainment with the owner or operator of the premises, provided that such stadium, arena or place of entertainment is located on real property owned by the state of New York or a political subdivision thereof.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03218-01-7
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