assembly Bill A4559

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Waives fees at public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation for certain first responders

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Jan 05, 2022 referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
Feb 04, 2021 referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

A4559 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S789
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S5846

A4559 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives fees at public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation for certain first responders.

A4559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4559
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 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.
                                                            LBD01154-01-1