Bill Text: NY A03307 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3307 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to providing veterans free use of cabins and cottages located in public places of recreation within the state.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to veterans' affairs [A03307 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03307-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3307
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 29, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Veterans' Affairs
        AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
          relation to providing veterans free use of cabins and cottages located
          in public places of recreation within the state
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
     2  vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    §  13.19 Free use of campsites.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any
     5  other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or any
     6  veteran of the wars of the United States,  who  has  at  any  time  been
     7  awarded  by  the federal government an allowance towards the purchase of
     8  an automobile or is eligible for such an award shall be permitted to use
     9  any of the public campsites, cabins, cottages, parks  and  other  public
    10  places  of  recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions
    11  as apply to the general public, but without the payment of any  fees  or
    12  other charges for the use of such campsites, cabins, cottages, parks and
    13  other public places of recreation. Use of cabins and cottages under this
    14  section shall be limited to fourteen days per year.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02447-01-9