§ 13.19 Free use of campsites. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of
any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or
any veteran or member of a Gold Star family 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. For the purposes of this section (a) "veteran" shall mean a
resident of this state who is: (i) a veteran as such term is defined in
section one of the veterans' services law; or (ii) a person who has
served on active duty for the state as a member of the state organized
militia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military
law and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other
than dishonorable; or (iii) a person who has served on active duty in
the uniformed services of the United States or on active duty for the
state as a member of the organized militia and has a qualifying
condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and
has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from
such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one
of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than
bad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and

(b) "member of a Gold Star family" shall mean a resident of this state
who is a gold star parent as defined in section twenty-six of the
veterans' services law, the spouse or domestic partner, or the
biological, step, or legally adopted minor child of a veteran whose
death qualified the parent for an annuity.