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Assembly Bill A3856

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides veterans free use of cabins and cottages located in public places of recreation within the state

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2021-A3856 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3491
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5286, S1213
2019-2020: A3307, S283
2023-2024: A2270, S692
2025-2026: A4418, S2723

2021-A3856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides veterans free use of cabins and cottages located in public places of recreation within the state.

2021-A3856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3856
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NORRIS, ASHBY, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO, DeSTEFANO,
   J. M. GIGLIO, B. MILLER, SMULLEN -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
   SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to providing veterans free use of cabins and cottages located
   in public places of recreation within the state
 
   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 shall be permitted to use
 any of the public campsites, CABINS, COTTAGES, parks  and  other  public
 places  of  recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions
 as apply to the general public, but without the payment of any  fees  or
 other charges for the use of such campsites, CABINS, COTTAGES, parks and
 other public places of recreation. USE OF CABINS AND COTTAGES UNDER THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE LIMITED TO FOURTEEN DAYS PER YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01573-01-1

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