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                                  3884

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE, ALESSI, ALFANO, BARRA, CUSICK,  DESTITO,  EDDINGTON,  PHEFFER,
  RAMOS,  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
  Affairs

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation  to  free use of campsites, parks and public places of recre-
  ation by veterans

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

  Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
read as follows:
  S  13.19  Free  use of campsites. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of
any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or
any veteran of the wars of the United States, who has at any  time  been
awarded  by  the federal government an allowance towards the purchase of
an automobile or is eligible for such an award shall be permitted to use
any of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation
in this state, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the gener-
al public, but without the payment of any fees or other charges for  the
use of such campsites, parks and other public places of recreation.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW, ANY VETERAN WHO IS
A  RESIDENT  OF NEW YORK STATE AND WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES DURING A TIME OF WAR,  AS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, OTHER
THAN A VETERAN WHO IS PERMITTED FREE USE OF PUBLIC CAMPSITES, PARKS  AND
OTHER  PUBLIC  PLACES  OF RECREATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE  PUBLIC  CAMPSITES,  PARKS
AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF RECREATION IN THIS STATE, UPON THE SAME TERMS
AND  CONDITIONS  AS APPLY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT WITHOUT THE PAYMENT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07303-01-9

              

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OF ANY FEES OR OTHER CHARGES FOR THE USE OF SUCH  CAMPSITES,  PARKS  AND
OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF RECREATION.
  S  2.  Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
  23. DEVELOP, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF
VETERANS'  AFFAIRS,  A  SYSTEM WHEREBY VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES DURING A TIME OF WAR, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE  CIVIL  SERVICE  LAW,  ARE
PERMITTED  TO  USE  PUBLIC  CAMPSITES,  PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF
RECREATION IN THIS STATE WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF FEES  OR  OTHER  CHARGES
FOR USE.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive  date  are  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.