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Senate Bill S5009

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the free use of campsites by the immediate family of a member of the armed forces killed in active duty

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2017-S5009 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6969
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1163

2017-S5009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the free use of campsites by the immediate family of a member of the armed forces killed in active duty.

2017-S5009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5009
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  JACOBS -- 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 by the immediate family of a
   member of the armed forces killed in active duty
 
   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  PARKS  AND  campsites.    Notwithstanding the
 provisions of any other law, any person who is blind, non-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 OR IS THE
 SPOUSE, PARENT, CHILD OR SIBLING OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES  KILLED
 IN  ACTIVE  DUTY, 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.
                                                            LBD09861-02-7

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