Bill > A08660

This bill permits commercial sales during the Adirondack Family Book Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County on August 16, 2025. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Environmental Conservation and/or the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to authorize book and book-related item sales at the historic site for the duration of the festival, despite any existing laws or regulations that might otherwise prohibit such commercial activity. The sales will be subject to reasonable restrictions, permit requirements, conditions, and fees. The legislation is temporary, taking effect immediately upon passage and automatically expiring on August 17, 2025, the day after the festival. This narrow, time-limited authorization provides a specific exemption to standard rules governing commercial activities at state historic sites, enabling the book festival to conduct sales at the John Brown Farm, which is a significant historical location known for its connection to the abolitionist John Brown.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8660