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Assembly Bill A4302

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to free use of state park pavilions by recognized veterans' organization

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2025-A4302 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.33, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8152
2015-2016: A4297
2017-2018: A4459
2019-2020: A858
2021-2022: A5018
2023-2024: A2988

2025-A4302 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants recognized veterans' organizations free use of pavilions at state parks, other state recreational facilities, and historic sites.

2025-A4302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4302
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to waiving pavilion  rental  fees  for  recognized  veterans'
   organizations
 
   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 13.33 to read as follows:
   §  13.33  FREE USE OF PAVILIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY
 OTHER LAW, ANY RECOGNIZED VETERANS' ORGANIZATION SHALL BE  PERMITTED  TO
 RENT  ANY  PAVILION  AT STATE PARKS, OTHER STATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
 AND HISTORIC SITES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE  OFFICE  OR  ANY  OTHER
 STATE AGENCY, 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 PAVILION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05968-01-5

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