S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6913
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing
veterans to golf for free on municipal courses on Memorial day and
Veterans' day
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 72-q to read as follows:
S 72-Q. GOLFING ON MUNICIPAL COURSES; VETERANS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL ALLOW VETERANS TO GOLF FOR FREE AT ALL
MUNICIPAL COURSES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CORPORATION, ON THE DAY
PRESCRIBED BY LAW AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
AND ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, KNOWN AS VETERANS' DAY. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO WAS IN
ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND WAS HONOR-
ABLY DISCHARGED FROM SUCH SERVICE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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