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Assembly Bill A4112A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates the Checkout NY pass

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2023-A4112 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5956
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.32, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A4909, S4697

2023-A4112 - Summary

Creates the "Checkout NY" pass, a comprehensive pass that allows for free or discounted use of state parks, historic sites and recreational facilities; provides one such pass to each consolidated, federated and cooperative public library system within the state free of charge for circulation.

2023-A4112 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4112
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to creating the "Checkout NY" pass, a comprehensive pass that
   allows for free or discounted use of state parks, historic  sites  and
   recreational  facilities,  and  provides one such pass to each consol-
   idated, federated and cooperative public  library  system  within  the
   state free of charge for circulation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 13.32 to read as follows:
   §  13.32  CHECKOUT  NY PASS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE AND  ALL  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES  HAVING
 JURISDICTION  OF A STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH A
 CHECKOUT NY PASS WHICH SHALL RUN FROM APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR TO  MARCH
 THIRTY-FIRST  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  YEAR,  ENTITLING THE HOLDER THEREOF TO
 ADMISSION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FEE TO ANY STATE PARK, HISTORICAL  SITE  OR
 RECREATIONAL  FACILITY OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-
 RONMENTAL CONSERVATION OR PROVIDES FOR DISCOUNTS OFFERED  IN  COMPARISON
 TO  OTHER  ADMISSION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE OFFICE.  THE ANNUAL FEE FOR
 SUCH PASS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH  PARTICULAR
 YEAR  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.15 OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL BE
 APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
   2. THE PASS SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT REGIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS AND  SUCH
 OTHER  PLACES  AS THE OFFICE OR SUCH OTHER STATE AGENCY SHALL DESIGNATE.
 HOLDERS OF SUCH PASS SHALL RECEIVE A PASS TO BE SHOWN TO GAIN ACCESS  TO
 ANY STATE PARK, HISTORICAL SITE OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY THE
 OFFICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
   3.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  PROVIDE ONE SUCH PASS TO EACH LIBRARY WHICH IS
 PART OF A CONSOLIDATED, FEDERATED AND COOPERATIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY  SYSTEM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03263-01-3

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2023-A4112A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5956
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.32, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A4909, S4697

2023-A4112A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the "Checkout NY" pass, a comprehensive pass that allows for free or discounted use of state parks, historic sites and recreational facilities; provides one such pass to each consolidated, federated and cooperative public library system within the state free of charge for circulation.

2023-A4112A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4112--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JENSEN,  CLARK, MANKTELOW, LUNSFORD, SLATER,
   FLOOD, BYRNES, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Tourism,  Parks,  Arts and Sports Development -- 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 creating the "Checkout NY" pass, a comprehensive pass that
   allows for free or discounted use of state parks, historic  sites  and
   recreational  facilities,  and  provides one such pass to each consol-
   idated, federated and cooperative public  library  system  within  the
   state free of charge for circulation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 13.32 to read as follows:
   §  13.32  CHECKOUT  NY PASS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE AND  ALL  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES  HAVING
 JURISDICTION  OF A STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH A
 CHECKOUT NY PASS WHICH SHALL RUN FROM APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR TO  MARCH
 THIRTY-FIRST  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  YEAR,  ENTITLING THE HOLDER THEREOF TO
 ADMISSION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FEE TO ANY STATE PARK, HISTORICAL  SITE  OR
 RECREATIONAL  FACILITY OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-
 RONMENTAL CONSERVATION OR PROVIDES FOR DISCOUNTS OFFERED  IN  COMPARISON
 TO  OTHER  ADMISSION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE OFFICE.  THE ANNUAL FEE FOR
 SUCH PASS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH  PARTICULAR
 YEAR  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.15 OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL BE
 APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
   2. THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE ONE SUCH PASS TO  EACH  LIBRARY  WHICH  IS
 PART  OF A CONSOLIDATED, FEDERATED AND COOPERATIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
 WITHIN THE STATE FREE OF CHARGE FOR CIRCULATION THROUGH  A  DISTRIBUTION
 PROCESS  MANAGED  BY THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM. THE OFFICE SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03263-03-3

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