Bill Text: NY A05661 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to fees and charges for public campsites, parks and public places of recreation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-28 - held for consideration in tourism, arts and sports development [A05661 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05661-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5661
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CONTE, HAWLEY, RAIA, WALKER -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development
       AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
         relation  to  fees  and charges for public campsites, parks and public
         places of recreation
         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    S  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, AND ANY PAID  OR  VOLUN-
    9  TEER  FIREFIGHTER,  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WORKER OR POLICE OFFICER,
   10  shall be permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks  and  other
   11  public  places  of  recreation  in  this  state, upon the same terms and
   12  conditions as apply to the general public, but without  the  payment  of
   13  any fees or other charges for the use of such campsites, parks and other
   14  public places of recreation.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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