Assembly Bill A9927

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A9927 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7765
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L; amd §3-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4271, S6208
2023-2024: S254

2019-A9927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates 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.

2019-A9927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9927
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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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