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Assembly Bill A7651

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to annual vehicular access for active duty service members

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2017-A7651 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3571
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:
2019-2020: S337
2021-2022: S1919
2023-2024: S4378

2017-A7651 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual vehicular access for active duty service members; requires annual passes be issued to active duty service members and their immediate families at state parks or recreational facilities upon presentation of a military identification card.

2017-A7651 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7651
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- 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 annual vehicular access for active duty service members
 
   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 ANNUAL VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR ACTIVE DUTY  SERVICE  MEMBERS.  1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION  OF  A  STATE  PARK  OR
 RECREATIONAL  FACILITY  WHICH  HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AN ANNUAL PASS
 FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL  ISSUE  SUCH  ANNUAL
 PASS  FOR  VEHICULAR  ACCESS  WITHOUT  CHARGE  TO AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE
 MEMBER AND HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY AT ANY STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL
 FACILITY UPON PRESENTATION OF SUCH ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER'S MILITARY
 IDENTIFICATION CARD.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  "ACTIVE  DUTY  SERVICE  MEMBER"
 SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ORGAN-
 IZED  MILITIA  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE OF THE
 MILITARY LAW.
   3. THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION SHALL  PROMUL-
 GATE  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; 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 are
 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.
                                                            LBD04797-01-7

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