Assembly Bill A3194

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing free use of state parks for certified first responders who participated in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

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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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2017-A3194 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3890
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5655
2019-2020: A5095, A10262, S1572
2021-2022: A5273, S5693
2023-2024: A3142, S4710

2017-A3194 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing free use of state parks for certified first responders who participated in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

2017-A3194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3194
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. RAIA, LAWRENCE, DiPIETRO, PICHARDO, BRABENEC,
   SALADINO,  CROUCH,  GRAF,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  SKOUFIS,  LUPINACCI,
   PALMESANO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. GARBARINO, LOPEZ, OAKS,
   SIMANOWITZ, STIRPE, THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to providing free use of  state  parks  for  certified  first
   responders who participated in the rescue effort conducted in response
   to the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001
 
   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 13.22 to read as follows:
   §  13.22  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 AS A
 CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND  ONE  OF
 THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RESCUE EFFORT CONDUCTED
 IN RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,  TWO
 THOUSAND  ONE,  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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD06907-01-7

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