Senate Bill S7205

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation to issue identification cards for access to New York state parks and recreational facilities

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  • 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-S7205 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8665
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง13.16, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1044, A731

2015-S7205 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation to issue photographic identification cards for access to New York State parks and recreational facilities.

2015-S7205 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7205 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7205

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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  identification badges for access to recreational facili-
  ties

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 13.16 of the parks, recreation and
historic  preservation  law, as added by chapter 89 of the laws of 1977,
is amended to read as follows:
  2. The pass for vehicular access shall be available at  regional  park
headquarters  and  such  other  places as the office or such other state
agency shall designate.  Holders of such pass shall receive [a decal  to
be  placed  on  the side window of a vehicle for purposes of identifica-
tion] AN IDENTIFICATION CARD. Such [decal] IDENTIFICATION shall have the
emblem of the beaver thereon. THE IDENTIFICATION CARD SHALL BE  FOR  THE
EXCLUSIVE  USE  OF THE CARDHOLDER AND SHALL ALLOW THE CARDHOLDER, HIS OR
HER VEHICLE, AND ALL ITS OCCUPANTS ACCESS TO ANY STATE  PARK  OR  RECRE-
ATIONAL FACILITY FOR WHICH THERE IS A VEHICULAR ACCESS FEE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect April 2, 2017.  Effective immediately,
the  addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made on or before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13000-06-6


              

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