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S3891Senate2017-2018 Session

Require U.S.-Made Park Goods

Official title

“Requires all goods, except food, sold at retail in state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites to be produced in the United States”

Sponsor Rich FunkeSD-55+1 co-sponsorAffects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Assembly · Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development

What's happening

This bill requires that all non-food retail goods sold at New York state parks, recreational facilities, and historic sites be made in the United States.

Why it matters

  1. Supports U.S. manufacturing and jobs. By mandating that all non-food retail goods sold at state parks, recreational facilities, and historic sites are made in the U.S., this bill could bolster domestic manufacturing and potentially create or sustain American jobs.

  2. Limits product selection and potentially raises prices. Visitors to New York state parks might see a reduced variety of retail goods, and prices could rise if U.S.-made products are more expensive than imported alternatives, influencing the shopping experience.

  3. Aligns public spending with local economic priorities. The bill ensures that state-supported venues prioritize American-made goods, reflecting a preference for using taxpayer-funded spaces to support the national economy.

  4. Sets a regulatory precedent for other public venues. If enacted, this measure could encourage similar “Buy American” requirements at other government-operated sites, possibly influencing broader procurement and retail practices.

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Require U.S.-Made Park Goods

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Rich Funke

Senator · Senate District 55

Chair, Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 57–3
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.2037
  5. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  6. Reported and committed to finance
  7. Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
  8. Committed to rules
  9. Advanced to third reading
  10. 2nd report cal.
  11. 1st report cal.1092
  12. Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3891

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

January 27, 2017

Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to requiring goods sold at retail at state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites to be produced or manufactured in the United States

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by adding a new section 13.08 to read as follows:

§ 13.08 Retail goods produced in the United States. All goods, except foods and food products, sold at retail upon the premises of a state park, recreational facility or historic site shall be produced or manufactured in the United States as determined pursuant to the regulations of the commissioner of general services.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD09352-01-7

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to requiring goods sold at retail at state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites to be produced or manufactured in the United States

Purpose

Requires all goods, except food, sold at retail in state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites to be produced in the United States.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 adds a new section 13.08 to the parks, recreation and historic preservation law to require all goods, except food, sold at retail in state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites to be produced in the United States.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

Justification

Over 56 million people visit New York's parks, recreational facilities and historic sites each year. These facilities are home to gift shops selling all manner of products. It is disheartening to realize, however, that the vast majority of these product sales benefit workers in foreign countries, particularly China, since very little of the products sold are produced domestically. In fact, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the U.S. China trade deficit has eliminated or displaced nearly 2.8 million U.S. jobs since 2001, about 2% of all jobs lost in that period. While these job losses have hit all 50 states, New York has suffered some of the biggest net losses in terms of the total number of jobs displaced. With both the national and state unemployment rates remaining stubbornly high, government should be doing everything possible to encourage job creation right here at home.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.

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