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May 06, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10994
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAIA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Nancy Calhoun
James Conte
Gary Finch
Dean Murray
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Nelson Castro
Ginny Fields
Stephen Hawley
2009-A10994 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
- Law Section:
- Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง13.20, Pks & Rec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A4073
2013-2014: A4249
2015-2016: A4803
2017-2018: A3453
2019-2020: A5082
2009-A10994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10994 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic pres- ervation law, in relation to providing free use of state parks for volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service PURPOSE: To allow volunteer firefighter with at least forty years of volunteering the opportunity to enjoy free parking year round at state parks. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 13.19 of parks, recre- ation, and historic preservation law to allow the commissioner to estab- lish a program where those individuals who served as a volunteer fire- fighter for at last forty years be issued an annual pass at no cost to use in New York State Parks. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, the Office of Parks and Historic Preservation through the Golden Park program gives senior citizens 62 years of age or older free parking at state parks. The Access Pass Program offers free vehicle access to state parks to people with a permanent disability, The Patriot Plan Benefit offers military service members who were called to active duty in response to the 9/11 emergency a free Empire Passport which provides for free vehicle access/parking at state parks. This bill would extend the same courtesies of free vehicle access/parking to volunteer firefighter with at least forty years of volunteering service. These brave men and women put their lives on the line everyday and do
2009-A10994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10994 I N A S S E M B L Y May 6, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, CALHOUN, CONTE, FINCH, MURRAY, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CASTRO, FIELDS, HAWLEY, KOLB, M. MILLER, SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Develop- ment AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to providing free use of state parks for volunteer firefight- ers with at least forty years of service 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 13.20 to read as follows: S 13.20 FREE USE OF STATE PARKS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW, ANY PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, UPON PROOF OF SUCH RESIDENCE AND UPON PROOF THAT SUCH PERSON SERVED AT LEAST FORTY YEARS AS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE STATE PARKS IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING ON WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 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 STATE PARKS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17171-01-0
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