Senate Bill S956

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits littering on state park lands

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S956 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13.12, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3014
2017-2018: S3053
2019-2020: S2494
2021-2022: S1405
2023-2024: S809

2015-S956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits littering on state park lands.

2015-S956 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   956

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural
  Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation to prohibiting littering on state park lands

  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 13.12 to read as follows:
  S  13.12  THROWING REFUSE ON PARK LANDS PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
THROW, DUMP, DEPOSIT OR PLACE, OR CAUSE TO BE THROWN, DUMPED,  DEPOSITED
OR  PLACED  UPON  ANY PARK LANDS OR UPON PRIVATE LANDS ADJACENT THERETO,
ANY REFUSE, TRASH, GARBAGE, RUBBISH, LITTER OR ANY NAUSEOUS OR OFFENSIVE
MATTER.
  2. NOTHING HEREIN CONTAINED SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITED  THE  USE
IN  A  REASONABLE  MANNER AS ASHES, SAND, SALT OR OTHER MATERIAL FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE HAZARD OF, OR PROVIDING TRACTION ON SNOW, ICE OR
SLEET.
  3. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE  PARK  LANDS  WHERE  THE
OFFENSE  OCCURRED,  OR,  IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTHER
STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED TEN HOURS AND FOR ANY SECOND  OR
SUBSEQUENT  VIOLATION  BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE PARK LANDS WHERE
THE OFFENSE OCCURRED, OR, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTH-
ER STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN HOURS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04308-01-5

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