Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 12, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
May 23, 2017 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 11, 2017 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Senate Bill S1915
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S1915 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A866
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S1915, A866
2017-S1915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1915 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to the free use of campsites PURPOSE : To provide free access to state parks for semi-ambulatory members of our state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Section 13.19 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation law to provide free access to state parks and recreation areas to semi-ambulatory persons. Section 2 provides the effective date. EXISTING LAW : Article 13 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation law allows the blind, non-ambulatory, amputees and certain veterans of the wars of the United States free access to state parks. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S1915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1915 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to the free use of campsites 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, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, SEMI-AMBULATORY, or an amputee or 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 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 recreation. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03033-01-7
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