* § 14.12 New York state two hundred fiftieth commemoration\ncommission. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean\nand include:\n (a) "Commission" means the New York state two hundred fiftieth\ncommemoration commission created by subdivision two of this section.\n (b) "Heritage organization" means a historic site, historical society,\nbattlefield, historic park, history-based museum, friends groups,\nlibrary, archive, academic institute, historical anniversary\norganization, historical awareness group or Native American cultural\ncenter whose mission is to preserve and promote the history of a locale,\nregion, people, or the entirety of the state.\n 2. (a) The office shall create the New York state two hundred fiftieth\ncommemoration commission. From the effective date of this section until\nDecember thirty-first, two thousand thirty-three, such commission shall\ndevelop plans to promote and coordinate activities to commemorate the\ntwo hundred fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution. Such plans\nmay include:\n (i) including heritage organizations as the focal points for the\ncommemoration;\n (ii) coordinating forums across the state to seek ideas from the\npublic on the commemoration including how New Yorkers, Americans and\nthose from other countries may celebrate such anniversary;\n (iii) coordinating activities with civic, educational and heritage\norganizations to develop public interest and involvement in the planning\nand development of the commemoration;\n (iv) promoting and encouraging educational outreach programs using\nmedia and technology including electronic communications to achieve\nnational and international impact;\n (v) coordinating the planning of commemorative events for all\ninterested communities throughout the state;\n (vi) inviting other interested states and nations to participate in\nprograms and events for the commemoration;\n (vii) coordinating and promoting the holding of meetings, conferences,\nseminars and conventions in interested communities using such\nanniversary as an attraction and theme;\n (viii) coordinating and promoting the holding of community engagement\nand educational events in interested communities using such anniversary\nas an attraction and theme;\n (ix) seeking funding from private individuals, foundations and\ncorporations to support capital improvements, preservation and\nconservation needs associated with events and sites commemorating such\nanniversary;\n (x) coordinating and cooperating with state entities and tourist\npromotion agencies, as defined in article five-A of the economic\ndevelopment law;\n (xi) coordinating and cooperating with local, state and federal\nentities including those relating to heritage area promotion and any\nfederal commission created to participate in planning and development of\nsuch anniversary observance; and\n (xii) setting goals and benchmarks for the work of the commission.\n (b) The commission may coordinate and consult with the New York state\nmilitary museum and veterans research center, Saratoga national\nhistorical park, Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, Erie\nCanalway National Heritage Corridor, Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River\nValley National Heritage Area, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area,\nHumanities New York, Association of Public Historian of New York State,\nthe Preservation League of New York State, national historic landmarks,\nnational historic landmark stewardship organizations and any other\norganizations it deems necessary in the development, planning, promotion\nand coordination of activities to commemorate the two hundred fiftieth\nanniversary of the American Revolution.\n (c) The commission may coordinate and consult with each of the\nfollowing: the Cayuga Nation, the Oneida Indian Nation, the Onondaga\nIndian Nation, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Seneca Nation of\nIndians, the Shinnecock Indian Nation, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community\nBand of Mohican
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