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Assembly Bill A9052

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Grants certain first responders free use of state parks and campsites

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2025-A9052 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L

2025-A9052 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants certain first responders free use of state parks and campsites.

2025-A9052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9052
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- 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 granting certain first responders free use of state parks
   and campsites

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and
 historic  preservation  law,  as  amended  by chapter 616 of the laws of
 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any person who is:
 blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee [or any]; A veteran or member of  a
 Gold  Star  family;  A  RESIDENT  OF NEW YORK STATE WHO IS A RETIRED LAW
 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONS  WHO  WERE  A
 POLICE  OFFICER  EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE, OR THE STATE, OR A
 CORRECTION OFFICER EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY, CITY,  OR  THE  STATE;  RETIRED
 FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM; A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK
 STATE WHO IS A RETIRED, PAID OR VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW; OR A RESIDENT
 OF NEW YORK STATE AND HAS RETIRED FROM BEING AN  ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF  A
 VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW, shall be permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks
 and other public places of recreation in this state, 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 campsites, 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.
                                                            LBD13661-01-5

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