NY State Senate Bill S4095

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Jun 11, 2015	referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1490 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 26, 2015	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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S4095 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6146
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7617, A9982
2017-2018: A6689
2019-2020: A4904
2021-2022: A4001, A10015
2023-2024: A1752

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that veterans who hold either a federal Golden Access Passport or a federal Access Pass upon a determination of a permanent disability shall be granted use of public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation free of charge.

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4095

TITLE OF BILL:

An  act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to free use of campsites,  park  and  other  public  places  of
recreation  by  veterans  who hold a federal Golden Access Passport or a
federal Access Pass

PURPOSE:

To provide that veterans who hold either a federal Golden  Access  Pass-
port  or a federal Access Pass shall be granted use of public campsites,
parks and other public places of recreation free of charge.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would amend section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and histor-
ic preservation law, to provide that any veteran  who  holds  a  federal
Golden  Access  Passport  or  federal Access Pass issued upon a determi-
nation of permanent disability, will enjoy free use of campsites,  parks
and  other  public  places of recreation, upon the same terms and condi-
tions that apply to the general public, but without the payment  of  any
fees or other charges for such use.

JUSTIFICATION:

Presently, the federal government has established an Access Pass program
for disabled individuals.

This  Access Pass program provides a free, lifetime pass, to U.S.  citi-
zens or permanent  residents  of  the  United  States,  that  have  been
medically  determined  to  have  a  permanent  disability, that severely
limits one or more major life activities (such as  caring  for  oneself,
performing  manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing,
learning, or working). Such pass provides  access  to  recreation  areas
managed  by five Federal agencies (The National Park Service, the Bureau
of Land Management, the Bureau  of  Reclamation,  the  Fish  &  Wildlife
Service, or the USDA Forest Service).

In  2007,  the  Access  Pass program replaced a similar program to allow
free access to these recreation areas, known as the Golden Access  Pass-
port  Program.  Although no longer available (as they have been replaced
by Access Passes) Golden Access Passports are valid for a  lifetime  and
are  still  honored in these national recreation areas.  This bill would
allow veteran holders of these federal Golden Access  Passports  or  the
Access Pass to also be able to access state recreational facilities free
of charge.

Currently,  pursuant  to  section  13.19  of  the  parks, recreation and
historic preservation law, any person who is:

* blind;

* non-ambulatory;

* an amputee; or

*  a  veteran of the wars of the United States, who has at any time been
awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the  purchase  of
an automobile or is eligible for such an award;

is  permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks and other public
places of recreation in New York State, upon the same terms  and  condi-
tions  as  apply  to  the general public, but without the payment of any
fees or other charges for the use of such  campsites,  parks  and  other
public places of recreation.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014 S.7617-A Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal but determined on the usage of this benefit.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act would take effect immediately.

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4095

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation  to  free  use  of campsites, park and other public places of
  recreation by veterans who hold a federal Golden Access Passport or  a
  federal Access Pass

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

  Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 13.19 Free use of campsites.  Notwithstanding the provisions of  any
other law, (A) any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or
(B)  any  veteran  of the wars of the United States, who has at any time
been awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the purchase
of an automobile or is eligible for such an award OR (C) ANY VETERAN WHO
HOLDS EITHER A FEDERAL GOLDEN ACCESS PASSPORT OR A FEDERAL  ACCESS  PASS
ISSUED UPON A DETERMINATION OF A PERMANENT DISABILITY shall be permitted
to  use  any  of  the public campsites, parks and other public places of
recreation in this state, 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 campsites, parks and other public places  of  recre-
ation.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08483-01-5

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Jun 11, 2015 - floor Vote

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Jun 11, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 11, 2015

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Dean G. Skelos

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Jun 11, 2015 - floor Vote

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Jun 11, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 11, 2015

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Kathleen A. Marchione

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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