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senate Bill S5846
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S5846 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Law Section:
- Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S5846 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5846 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to waiving fees at public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation for certain first responders PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation would extend the free use of New York state public campsites to certified first responders who are disabled as a result of a certified World Trade Center medical condition. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section one of this bill amends section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law to permit certified first responders who are disabled as a result of a certified World Trade Center medical condition the free use of New York public parks and campsites. Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take immediately.
S5846 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5846
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 15, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 waiving fees at public campsites, parks and other public
places of recreation for certain first responders
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
read as follows:
§ 13.19 Free use of campsites. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or any
veteran of the wars of the United States, who has at any time been
awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the purchase of
an automobile or is eligible for such an award OR ANY CERTIFIED FIRST
RESPONDER WHO IS DISABLED AS A RESULT OF A CERTIFIED WORLD TRADE CENTER
MEDICAL CONDITION, shall be permitted to use any of the public camp-
sites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state, upon
the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but with-
out the payment of any fees or other charges for the use of such camp-
sites, parks and other public places of recreation.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11749-02-9
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