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Assembly Bill A496

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge

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2011-A496 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2343
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13.15, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9775, A3395, S7402
2013-2014: A676, A8460, S1038
2015-2016: A6833, S1202
2017-2018: A6102, S3201
2019-2020: A6287, S2493
2021-2022: A5450, S1404
2023-2024: A236
2025-2026: A383

2011-A496 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge; defines senior citizens as persons 65 years of age or older.

2011-A496 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   496

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GIBSON,  MAYERSOHN, COOK, GUNTHER, CASTRO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.    of  A.  AUBRY,  BOYLAND,  CRESPO,  HOOPER,
  JEFFRIES,  M. MILLER,  PHEFFER, THIELE, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once
  and referred to the Committee  on  Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and  Sports
  Development

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
  relation to waiver of certain fees

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

  Section 1. Section 13.15 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 3-a to read as
follows:
  3-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO USE ANY PARK, RECREATIONAL FACILITY
OR  HISTORIC  SITE  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE UPON THE SAME
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS APPLY TO THE GENERAL  PUBLIC,  BUT  WITHOUT  THE
PAYMENT  OF  ANY FEE OR OTHER CHARGE FOR SUCH USE.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION THE TERM "SENIOR CITIZENS"  SHALL  MEAN  PERSONS  SIXTY-FIVE
YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided that the commissioner of  parks,  recreation
and  historic  preservation  shall  promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary for the timely implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
date on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00189-01-1

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