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Assembly Bill A3453

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for free use of state parks for volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service

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2017-A3453 (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:
2009-2010: A10994
2011-2012: A4073
2013-2014: A4249
2015-2016: A4803
2019-2020: A5082

2017-A3453 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for free use of state parks for active volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service.

2017-A3453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3453
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAIA, FINCH, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, SALADINO,
   KEARNS, CURRAN, LUPINACCI, LALOR -- 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 volunteer firefight-
   ers with at least forty years of service
 
   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:
   § 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 AT  LEAST
 FORTY YEARS AS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED  FIFTEEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD06900-01-7

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