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Senate Bill S8495

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to annual vehicular access for active volunteer firefighters

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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2017-S8495 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3013
2021-2022: S1315

2017-S8495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides annual vehicular access for New York state's active volunteer firefighters and their immediate family at any state park or recreational facility.

2017-S8495 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8495
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- 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 annual vehicular access for active volunteer firefighters
 
   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 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. 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  VOLUNTEER  FIRE-
 FIGHTER,  WHO  RECEIVED  SERVICE  CREDIT  THE  PRIOR  YEAR PURSUANT TO A
 SERVICE AWARD  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 SIXTEEN-A  OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, AND HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY
 AT ANY STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY UPON  PROOF  OF  SUCH  ACTIVE
 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SERVICE.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER"
 SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHT-
 ER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN  OF  THE
 GENERAL MUNICIPAL 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.

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