Assembly Bill A5655

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing free use of state parks for certified first responders who participated in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5655 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3194
2019-2020: A5095, A10262
2021-2022: A5273
2023-2024: A3142

2015-A5655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing free use of state parks for certified first responders who participated in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

2015-A5655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5655

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RAIA, LAWRENCE, BORELLI, BROOK-KRASNY, DiPIETRO,
  PICHARDO,  BRABENEC,  SALADINO,  CROUCH,  GRAF,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,
  SKOUFIS, LUPINACCI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, GARBARI-
  NO,  LOPEZ,  OAKS, SIMANOWITZ, THIELE -- 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  providing  free  use  of state parks for certified first
  responders who participated in the rescue effort conducted in response
  to the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001

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

  Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new section 13.22 to read as follows:
  S 13.22 FREE USE OF STATE PARKS.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE  PROVISIONS  OF
ANY  OTHER  LAW,  ANY  PERSON  WHO IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, UPON
PROOF OF SUCH RESIDENCE AND UPON PROOF THAT  SUCH  PERSON  SERVED  AS  A
CERTIFIED  FIRST  RESPONDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RESCUE  EFFORT  CONDUCTED
IN  RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO
THOUSAND ONE, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE STATE PARKS  IN  THIS
STATE,  INCLUDING  ON  WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 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 STATE PARKS.
  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  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08890-01-5

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