Senate Bill S1404

2021-2022 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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2021-S1404 (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
2019-2020: S2493

2021-S1404 (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.

2021-S1404 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1404
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, LIU, SANDERS, SAVINO, STEWART-COUS-
   INS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,  Parks  and  Recre-
   ation
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03238-01-1

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