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Assembly Bill A6595

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes free use of campsites by former prisoners of war or recipients of a purple heart

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2009-A6595 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6013
2013-2014: A704
2015-2016: A365

2009-A6595 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes free use of public campsites, parks and other places of public recreation in the state by former prisoners of war or recipients of the purple heart.

2009-A6595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6595

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BURLING, BUTLER, BARRA, CALHOUN, ALFANO, TOWN-
  SEND, KOLB, FINCH, WALKER, RAIA, BALL, TOBACCO --  Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  BACALLES, BARCLAY, CONTE, CROUCH, ERRIGO, FITZPATRICK,
  GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HAYES, McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  MILLER,  OAKS,  REILICH,
  SAYWARD,  SCOZZAFAVA, SPANO, TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation to the free use of campsites by former prisoners of war

  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.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or  an  amputee,  or
ANY  FORMER  PRISONER  OF  WAR,  A RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART, OR any
veteran of the wars of the United States, SUCH VETERAN 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 general public, but without the payment of any fees or
other charges for the use of such  campsites,  parks  and  other  public
places of recreation.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06273-01-9

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