Bill Text: NY S01386 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S01386 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S01386-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1386

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 11, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. BROOKS, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
          land Security and Military Affairs

        AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
          relation to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks

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

     1    Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
     2  amended by adding a new section 13.32 to read as follows:
     3    § 13.32 Fishing in state parks; veterans.  Notwithstanding  any  other
     4  provision of law to the contrary, the office shall allow veterans of the
     5  armed  forces  of  the United States to fish for free at all state parks
     6  under the jurisdiction of the office or other state agency.  The  office
     7  shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry
     8  out the provisions of this section.
     9    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    10  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    11  repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  implementation  of
    12  this  act  on  its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
    13  such effective date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02418-01-1
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