§ 13.20 Five-year vehicular access fee. 1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law to the contrary, the office or other state agency
having jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility shall
establish a five-year access fee which shall run from April first of the
year of issuance to March thirty-first of the fifth year following such
issuance, entitling the holder thereof to a pass for vehicular admission
without additional fee to any state park and recreational facility which
has an access fee. Such five-year fee shall be consistent with the fee
schedule established pursuant to section 13.15 of this article and shall
be approved by the director of the budget.

2. The pass for vehicular access shall be known as the "Five-Year
Empire Passport". The pass shall be available at regional park
headquarters and such other places as the office or such other state
agency shall designate. Such pass, having an emblem of the brook trout
thereon, shall be available in a form prescribed by the office.

3. Such pass for vehicular access shall not be available to the owner
or operator of an omnibus operated for a commercial purpose, unless such
omnibus is operated by or pursuant to an agreement with a public or
private nonprofit agency for the purpose of transporting persons to or
from state parks for a recreational experience.

4. If demonstrated that the use of the pass for vehicular access in
particular parks or recreational facilities is contrary to the public
interest, the office or such other state agency having jurisdiction may
prohibit its use in such particular parks or recreational facilities by
rule or regulation.

5. The office or other state agency having jurisdiction of a state
park or recreational facility shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.