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Assembly Bill A2909

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Redefines "campground" for the purposes of the Adirondack park

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2017-A2909 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S141
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S322
2011-2012: S345
2013-2014: S1010
2015-2016: A3582, S1078

2017-A2909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Redefines "campground" for the purposes of the Adirondack park and regulation by the Adirondack park agency; defines such term as a parcel of land with 5 or more campsites, including buildings and accessory structures; provides that recreational vehicles may be kept at a campground or campsite, with the consent of the owner of the campground, during periods of time when they are not in use, so long as they are not used in a manner which violates the campground permit.

2017-A2909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2909
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STEC, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  definition  of  a
   campground within the Adirondack park
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 802  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 348 of the laws of 1973, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 55-a is added to read as follows:
   10. "Campground" means [any area designed for transient  occupancy  by
 camping in tents, camp trailers, travel trailers, motor homes or similar
 facility  designed  for  temporary  shelter]  A TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND,
 INCLUDING PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES,  WHERE  FIVE  OR
 MORE  CAMPSITES  ARE  MADE AVAILABLE FOR TEMPORARY OR SEASONAL OVERNIGHT
 OCCUPANCY. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF A RECRE-
 ATIONAL VEHICLE THAT REMAINS ON A CAMPGROUND OR A CAMPSITE IN SUCH CAMP-
 GROUND, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER OF  THE  CAMPGROUND  DURING  THOSE
 PERIODS OF TIME THAT IT IS NOT OCCUPIED, PROVIDED THAT IT IS NOT USED IN
 A  MANNER THAT VIOLATES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT ISSUED TO
 THE CAMPGROUND BY THE STATE OR A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
   55-A. "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE" MEANS A VEHICULAR CAMPING UNIT  PRIMARILY
 DESIGNED  AS TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS FOR RECREATIONAL, CAMPING, TRAVEL
 OR SEASONAL USE THAT HAS ITS OWN MOTIVE POWER OR IS MOUNTED ON OR  TOWED
 BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00223-01-7

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