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Assembly Bill A8673

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens

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2013-A8673 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1061
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13.16, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3214
2011-2012: S278
2015-2016: A9300, S4175
2017-2018: S732

2013-A8673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens aged sixty-two and older.

2013-A8673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8673

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
  relation to free parking passes for senior citizens

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

  Section 1. Section 13.16 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 4-a to read as
follows:
  4-A. THE COMMISSIONER OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION  OF  A
STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTAB-
LISH  A  SYSTEM  OR PROGRAM, OR MODIFY AN EXISTING SYSTEM OR PROGRAM, TO
PROVIDE SENIOR CITIZENS, UPON PROOF OF AGE SIXTY-TWO OR OLDER,  WITH  AN
ANNUAL  PASS  FOR  FREE DAILY PARKING, INCLUDING PARKING ON WEEKENDS, AT
STATE PARK FACILITIES. SUCH ANNUAL PARKING PASS SHALL BE ISSUED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER TO SUCH SENIOR CITIZENS FREE OF CHARGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law, provided however that, effective immediate-
ly, the commissioner of  parks,  recreation  and  historic  preservation
shall be authorized and directed to add, amend and/or repeal any rule or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02088-07-4

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