Senate Bill S6208A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide

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  • 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-S6208 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4271
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7765, A9927
2023-2024: S254

2021-S6208 - Summary

Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide that identifies walking and hiking opportunities for active seniors within the state park system and along public non-motorized multi-use trails within the state.

2021-S6208 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6208 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6208
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  GAUGHRAN, MAY -- 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  and
   the environmental conservation law, in relation to the development and
   posting  of  a  senior  trail guide that identifies walking and hiking
   opportunities for active seniors within  the  state  park  system  and
   along public non-motorized multi-use trails within the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24.  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND POST ON ITS WEBSITE A SENIOR TRAIL GUIDE THAT
 IDENTIFIES WALKING AND HIKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR  ACTIVE  SENIORS  WITHIN
 THE  STATE  PARK  SYSTEM AND ALONG PUBLIC NON-MOTORIZED MULTI-USE TRAILS
 WITHIN THE STATE. SUCH GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: IDEN-
 TIFICATION OF LOW IMPACT TRAILS AND ROUTES APPROPRIATELY ACCESSIBLE  FOR
 PATRONS  AGED  SIXTY-TWO  YEARS AND OLDER; LISTING OF ANY IMPEDIMENTS TO
 MOBILITY ALONG SUCH IDENTIFIED TRAILS OR ROUTES SUCH AS STEEP  INCLINES,
 DECLINES,  OR UNEVEN TERRAIN; AND IDENTIFICATION OF CORRESPONDING ACTIV-
 ITIES OR AMENITIES ALONG OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH TRAILS AND ROUTES
 SUCH AS THE LOCATION OF BIRDING AREAS OR  GEOLOGICALLY  OR  HISTORICALLY
 SIGNIFICANT  SITES.  THE OFFICE SHALL UPDATE THE SENIOR TRAIL GUIDE FROM
 TIME TO TIME.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph aa to read as follows:
   AA. SHALL DEVELOP AND POST ON ITS WEBSITE A SENIOR  TRAIL  GUIDE  THAT
 IDENTIFIES  WALKING  AND  HIKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE SENIORS WITHIN
 LANDS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO: IDENTIFICATION OF LOW IMPACT TRAILS AND ROUTES APPROPRIATELY
 ACCESSIBLE  FOR  PATRONS  AGED SIXTY-TWO YEARS AND OLDER; LISTING OF ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S6208A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4271
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7765, A9927
2023-2024: S254

2021-S6208A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide that identifies walking and hiking opportunities for active seniors within the state park system and along public non-motorized multi-use trails within the state.

2021-S6208A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6208A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6208--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  BROOKS,  GAUGHRAN, HOYLMAN, MAY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recre-
   ation   in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  the development and posting of a senior trail guide that
   identifies walking and hiking opportunities for active seniors  within
   the  state park system and along public non-motorized multi-use trails
   within the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24. SHALL DEVELOP AND POST ON ITS WEBSITE A SENIOR  TRAIL  GUIDE  THAT
 IDENTIFIES  WALKING  AND  HIKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE SENIORS WITHIN
 THE STATE PARK SYSTEM AND ALONG PUBLIC  NON-MOTORIZED  MULTI-USE  TRAILS
 WITHIN THE STATE. SUCH GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: IDEN-
 TIFICATION  OF LOW IMPACT TRAILS AND ROUTES APPROPRIATELY ACCESSIBLE FOR
 PATRONS AGED SIXTY-TWO YEARS AND OLDER; LISTING OF  ANY  IMPEDIMENTS  TO
 MOBILITY  ALONG SUCH IDENTIFIED TRAILS OR ROUTES SUCH AS STEEP INCLINES,
 DECLINES, OR UNEVEN TERRAIN; AND IDENTIFICATION OF CORRESPONDING  ACTIV-
 ITIES OR AMENITIES ALONG OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH TRAILS AND ROUTES
 SUCH  AS  THE  LOCATION OF BIRDING AREAS OR GEOLOGICALLY OR HISTORICALLY
 SIGNIFICANT SITES. THE OFFICE SHALL UPDATE THE SENIOR TRAIL  GUIDE  FROM
 TIME TO TIME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08743-03-1

              

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