Senate Bill S2493

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation 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-S2493 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.15, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7402
2011-2012: S2343
2013-2014: S1038
2015-2016: S1202
2017-2018: S3201
2021-2022: S1404

2019-S2493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge; defines senior citizens as persons 62 years of age or older.

2019-S2493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2493
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, SANDERS, SAVINO, STEWART-COUSINS --
   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 waiver of certain fees

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13.15 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by  adding  a  new  subdivision  3-a  to  read  as
 follows:
   3-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO USE ANY PARK, RECREATIONAL FACILITY
 OR HISTORIC SITE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF  THE  OFFICE  UPON  THE  SAME
 TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  AS  APPLY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT WITHOUT THE
 PAYMENT OF ANY FEE OR OTHER CHARGE FOR SUCH USE.  FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  THE  TERM  "SENIOR  CITIZENS"  SHALL MEAN PERSONS SIXTY-TWO
 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03200-02-9

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