NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5501

Senate Bill S5501

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Allows persons with disabilities and their immediate family to access state parks and recreational facilities without 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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Jan 08, 2020	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
May 03, 2019	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

2019-S5501 (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

2019-S5501 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows persons with disabilities and their immediate family to access state parks and recreational facilities without charge.

2019-S5501 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5501

SPONSOR: CARLUCCI
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic
preservation law, in relation to access to state parks and recreational
facilities by persons with a disability without charge

 
PURPOSE:

To allow persons with disabilities and their immediate family to access
state parks and recreational facilities without charge.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new section 13.22 with 4 parts.

1) Provides a person with a disability, as well as his or her immediate
family, a pass for admission to any state parks and recreational facili-
ties under the jurisdiction of the office or other state agency, free of
charge.

2) The pass for admission shall be available at regional park headquar-
ters and other places designated by the office. Such passes will suffi-
ciently identify the holder as disabled and shall be valid for life.

3) Defines "disability"

4) The office shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Section 2:
Effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, the federal government grants lifetime passes to national
parks and federal recreation lands to those with a permanent disability
free of charge. The passes extend to all other occupants of the vehicle
the disabled person is traveling in, allowing for members of the family
access to national parks and federal recreational lands free of charge
as well.

New York State does not currently have such a program in place to allows
disabled persons free access to state parks and recreational facilities.
This bill would give disabled persons these privileges.  This would
allow them the opportunity to enjoy the parks and facilities of the
state without the worry of affording the fee to enter.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect 120 days after it has become law.

2019-S5501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5501
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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  access  to  state  parks  and recreational facilities by
   persons with a disability without charge

   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 STATE PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY ACCESS;  PERSONS  WITH  A
 DISABILITY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE TO A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY ACCESS TO ALL
 STATE  PARKS  AND  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
 OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY, ENTITLING SUCH PERSON AND HIS OR HER IMME-
 DIATE FAMILY TO A PASS TO SUCH STATE PARKS AND  RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES
 WITHOUT THE CHARGE OF ANY ADMISSION.
   2.  THE  PASS  FOR  PERSONS  WITH  A  DISABILITY SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT
 REGIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS AND SUCH OTHER PLACES  AS  THE  OFFICE  SHALL
 DESIGNATE.  SUCH  PASS SHALL BE ISSUED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETER-
 MINED BY THE OFFICE THAT SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE  HOLDER  AS
 DISABLED AND SHALL BE VALID FOR THE LIFE OF SUCH PERSON.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DISABILITY" MEANS (A) A PHYS-
 ICAL, MENTAL OR MEDICAL IMPAIRMENT RESULTING FROM ANATOMICAL, PHYSIOLOG-
 ICAL, GENETIC OR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH PREVENTS THE EXERCISE  OF
 A  NORMAL BODILY FUNCTION OR IS DEMONSTRABLE BY MEDICALLY ACCEPTED CLIN-
 ICAL OR LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES OR (B)  A  RECORD  OF  SUCH  AN
 IMPAIRMENT OR (C) A CONDITION REGARDED BY OTHERS AS SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT.
   4.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10655-01-9

 S. 5501                             2
 
   § 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 rules or regulations necessary for the  imple-
 mentation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on
 or before such effective date.

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