Bill Text: NY S04095 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4095 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that veterans who hold either a federal Golden Access Passport or a federal Access Pass upon a determination of a permanent disability shall be granted use of public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation free of charge.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-06-11 - referred to veterans' affairs [S04095 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04095-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4095
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 26, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
         relation  to  free  use  of campsites, park and other public places of
         recreation by veterans who hold a federal Golden Access Passport or  a
         federal Access Pass
         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, (A) any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or
    6  (B)  any  veteran  of the wars of the United States, who has at any time
    7  been awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the purchase
    8  of an automobile or is eligible for such an award OR (C) ANY VETERAN WHO
    9  HOLDS EITHER A FEDERAL GOLDEN ACCESS PASSPORT OR A FEDERAL  ACCESS  PASS
   10  ISSUED UPON A DETERMINATION OF A PERMANENT DISABILITY shall be permitted
   11  to  use  any  of  the public campsites, parks and other public places of
   12  recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to
   13  the general public, but without the payment of any fees or other charges
   14  for the use of such campsites, parks and other public places  of  recre-
   15  ation.
   16    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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