Senate Bill S569

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission

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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-S569 (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
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6975
2013-2014: S535
2015-2016: S1508
2017-2018: S5103

2019-S569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission.

2019-S569 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    569
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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
   veterans 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;  VETERANS.    1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE
 SHALL PROVIDE TO VETERANS OF THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 ACCESS  TO  ALL STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE JURIS-
 DICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY, ENTITLING SUCH VETERAN TO A
 PASS TO SUCH STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHOUT THE  CHARGE
 OF ANY ADMISSION.
   2.  THE  PASS  FOR VETERANS ACCESS 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 DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE
 THAT  SHALL  BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE HOLDER AS A VETERAN AND SHALL
 BE VALID FOR THE LIFE OF SUCH VETERAN.
   3. THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 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 are authorized to be made on
 or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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