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Senate Bill S2221

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires state campgrounds to provide a reduced fee for campsites to persons 65 or over

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2009-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2789
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13.20, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S297, A277
2013-2014: S864, A447
2015-2016: S468
2017-2018: S4861, S7226

2009-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the office of parks, recreation & historic preservation or any other agency setting fees for the use of overnight camping facilities shall set such rate at five dollars for residents of the state 65 years of age or over for the use of such facilities.

2009-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2221

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation  to reduced campsite fees for persons sixty-five years of age
  or older

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    The  parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new section 13.20 to read as follows:
  S 13.20  OVERNIGHT CAMPING FEES FOR THE ELDERLY.  THE OFFICE  AND  ANY
OTHER  STATE  AGENCY  SETTING  FEES FOR THE USE OF ANY OVERNIGHT CAMPING
FACILITY SHALL SET THE RATE AT FIVE DOLLARS FOR RESIDENTS OF  THE  STATE
WHO ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER FOR THE USE OF SUCH FACILITIES.
  S  2.   This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03230-01-9

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