Assembly Bill A6085

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Grants all veterans with a disability seven free days of sporting activity in New York state

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

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2015-A6085 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0715, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9536
2017-2018: A4302, A10802
2019-2020: A4840
2021-2022: A4307
2023-2024: A3199

2015-A6085 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants all veterans with a disability seven free days of sporting activity in New York state.

2015-A6085 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6085

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  fee
  exemptions for disabled veterans

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

  Section 1. Section 11-0715 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, ANY FORMER
MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WITH A DISABILITY, IRRESPECTIVE
OF RESIDENCY, IS ENTITLED TO SEVEN DAYS OF SPORTING ACTIVITY IN NEW YORK
STATE, TO BE USED AT ANYTIME DECIDED UPON BY SUCH PERSON,  DURING  WHICH
HE  OR  SHE  SHALL BE AUTHORIZED WITHOUT CHARGE TO PARTAKE IN ANY OF THE
ACTIVITIES NORMALLY REQUIRING EITHER  A  LICENSE  OR  PERMIT  UNDER  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE WHAT CONSTITUTES A DISABILITY FOR THE
PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07062-01-5

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