Senate Bill S961

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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-S961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1807
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13.14, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3444, A6623
2011-2012: S2345, A1746
2013-2014: S1036, A2382
2017-2018: S3048, A839
2019-2020: S5534, A1885
2021-2022: S1386, A69
2023-2024: A845

2015-S961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

2015-S961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   961

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KLEIN, SANDERS,
  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
  Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
  relation to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks

  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 13.14 to read as follows:
  S 13.14 FISHING IN STATE PARKS; VETERANS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE SHALL ALLOW VETERANS OF THE
ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE UNITED STATES TO FISH FOR FREE AT ALL STATE PARKS
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY.  THE  OFFICE
SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY
OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  implementation  of
this  act  on  its  effective date is authorized to be made on or before
such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02023-01-5

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