S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9927
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 27, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- 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 and
the environmental conservation law, in relation to the development and
posting of a senior trail guide that identifies walking and hiking
opportunities for active seniors within the state park system and
along public non-motorized multi-use trails within the state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
24. SHALL DEVELOP AND POST ON ITS WEBSITE A SENIOR TRAIL GUIDE THAT
IDENTIFIES WALKING AND HIKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE SENIORS WITHIN
THE STATE PARK SYSTEM AND ALONG PUBLIC NON-MOTORIZED MULTI-USE TRAILS
WITHIN THE STATE. SUCH GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: IDEN-
TIFICATION OF LOW IMPACT TRAILS AND ROUTES APPROPRIATELY ACCESSIBLE FOR
PATRONS AGED SIXTY-TWO YEARS AND OLDER; LISTING OF ANY IMPEDIMENTS TO
MOBILITY ALONG SUCH IDENTIFIED TRAILS OR ROUTES SUCH AS STEEP INCLINES,
DECLINES, OR UNEVEN TERRAIN; AND IDENTIFICATION OF CORRESPONDING ACTIV-
ITIES OR AMENITIES ALONG OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH TRAILS AND ROUTES
SUCH AS THE LOCATION OF BIRDING AREAS OR GEOLOGICALLY OR HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT SITES. THE OFFICE SHALL UPDATE THE SENIOR TRAIL GUIDE FROM
TIME TO TIME.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation
law is amended by adding a new paragraph aa to read as follows:
AA. SHALL DEVELOP AND POST ON ITS WEBSITE A SENIOR TRAIL GUIDE THAT
IDENTIFIES WALKING AND HIKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE SENIORS WITHIN
LANDS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO: IDENTIFICATION OF LOW IMPACT TRAILS AND ROUTES APPROPRIATELY
ACCESSIBLE FOR PATRONS AGED SIXTY-TWO YEARS AND OLDER; LISTING OF ANY
IMPEDIMENTS TO MOBILITY ALONG SUCH IDENTIFIED TRAILS OR ROUTES SUCH AS
STEEP INCLINES, DECLINES, OR UNEVEN TERRAIN; AND IDENTIFICATION OF
CORRESPONDING ACTIVITIES OR AMENITIES ALONG OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
SUCH TRAILS AND ROUTES SUCH AS THE LOCATION OF BIRDING AREAS OR GEOLOGI-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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