Assembly Bill A5678

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission

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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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2017-A5678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5103
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6267
2011-2012: A6645, S6975
2013-2014: A4132, S535
2015-2016: A4860, S1508
2019-2020: S569

2017-A5678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission.

2017-A5678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5678
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, BRABENEC, BUTLER, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, RAIA,
   FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  WALSH  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to access to  state  parks  and  recreational  facilities  by
   veterans without charge
 
   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  STATE  PARK  AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY ACCESS; VETERANS.  1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  THE  OFFICE
 SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  VETERANS  OF  THE  ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
 ACCESS TO ALL STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER  THE  JURIS-
 DICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY, ENTITLING SUCH VETERAN TO A
 PASS  TO SUCH STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHOUT THE CHARGE
 OF ANY ADMISSION.
   2. THE PASS FOR VETERANS ACCESS SHALL BE AVAILABLE  AT  REGIONAL  PARK
 HEADQUARTERS  AND  SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE OFFICE SHALL DESIGNATE. SUCH
 PASS SHALL BE ISSUED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE
 THAT SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE HOLDER AS A VETERAN  AND  SHALL
 BE VALID FOR THE LIFE OF SUCH VETERAN.
   3.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment  and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the imple-
 mentation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made  on
 or before such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00902-01-7

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