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Assembly Bill A6689

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A6689 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9982
2015-2016: A6146
2019-2020: A4904
2021-2022: A4001, A10015
2023-2024: A1752

2017-A6689 (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.

2017-A6689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6689
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. M. L. MILLER, CURRAN, RAIA, BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH,
   LUPINACCI,  McDONOUGH,  MORINELLO,  PALMESANO,  GIGLIO,  McKEVITT   --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. ABBATE, GARBARINO, LOPEZ -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09182-01-7

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