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                                   5095
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. RAIA, LAWRENCE, DiPIETRO, PICHARDO, BRABENEC,
   CROUCH, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO, M. L. MILLER, BLANKENBUSH, MORINELLO  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  GARBARINO, GIGLIO, PHEFFER AMATO,
   STIRPE, THIELE -- 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 providing free use of  state  parks  for  certified  first
   responders who participated in the rescue effort conducted in response
   to the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001
 
   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  FREE  USE OF STATE PARKS.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF
 ANY OTHER LAW, ANY PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE,  UPON
 PROOF  OF  SUCH  RESIDENCE  AND  UPON PROOF THAT SUCH PERSON SERVED AS A
 CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND  ONE  OF
 THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RESCUE EFFORT CONDUCTED
 IN RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,  TWO
 THOUSAND  ONE,  SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE STATE PARKS IN THIS
 STATE, INCLUDING ON WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 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 STATE PARKS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  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.
                                                            LBD07121-01-9