Assembly Bill A8829

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7242 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8829 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7242
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.28, Pks & Rec L

2017-A8829 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks including trail entryways and campgrounds due to the increased presence of such diseases within the state.

2017-A8829 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8829
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT, HUNTER, GOTTFRIED, MAGEE, THIELE, McDO-
   NALD, LUPARDO, LIFTON, O'DONNELL, SKARTADOS, JONES --  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  installing  Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at
   all state-managed parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the
 number of Lyme disease and tick-borne related diseases in New York state
 is increasing every day with certain areas of the state having  some  of
 the  highest  numbers of reported incidents in the United States. Proper
 notification through the use of signs warning of the prevalence of ticks
 in the area and the potential for tick transmitted  diseases  is  imper-
 ative to help combat this growing problem.
   § 2. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
 adding a new section 13.28 to read as follows:
   §  13.28  LYME  AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE WARNING SIGNS. THE OFFICE SHALL
 INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SIGNS AT ALL STATE-MANAGED  PARKS,  INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  TRAIL  ENTRYWAYS AND CAMPGROUNDS, WARNING INDIVIDUALS
 THAT TICKS MAY BE FOUND IN SUCH AREAS AND MAY RESULT IN LYME DISEASE  OR
 OTHER  TICK-BORNE  DISEASES.  SUCH  OFFICE MAY USE MODELS ALREADY IN USE
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHEN DETERMINING THE DESIGN FOR SUCH  SIGNAGE.  FOR
 THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "TRAIL" SHALL INCLUDE FOOTPATHS, BIKE
 WAYS, SNOWMOBILE TRAILS, HORSE TRAILS, CROSS COUNTRY SKI  TRAILS,  ROADS
 AND  OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY SUITABLE FOR HIKING, STROLLING, CYCLING, HORSE-
 BACK RIDING, SKIING AND OTHER MEANS OF MOTORIZED AND NON-MOTORIZED TRAV-
 EL FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND SHALL INCLUDE COMBINATIONS AND  SYSTEMS
 OF  TRAILS,  INCLUDING CONNECTING AND SIDE TRAILS, AND TRAILS LEADING TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13920-04-7

co-Sponsors

2017-A8829A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7242
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.28, Pks & Rec L

2017-A8829A - Summary

Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks including trail entryways and campgrounds due to the increased presence of such diseases within the state.

2017-A8829A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8829--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT, HUNTER, GOTTFRIED, MAGEE, THIELE, McDO-
   NALD, LUPARDO, LIFTON, O'DONNELL, SKARTADOS, JONES --  read  once  and
   referred  to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Develop-
   ment -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and
   Sports  Development  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
   the environmental conservation law, in relation to installing Lyme and
   tick-borne disease warning signs at certain  state-managed  parks  and
   state-owned lands under the jurisdiction of the department of environ-
   mental conservation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds  that  the
 number of Lyme disease and tick-borne related diseases in New York state
 is  increasing  every day with certain areas of the state having some of
 the highest numbers of reported incidents in the United  States.  Proper
 notification through the use of signs warning of the prevalence of ticks
 in  the  area  and the potential for tick transmitted diseases is imper-
 ative to help combat this growing problem.
   § 2. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
 adding a new section 13.28 to read as follows:
   § 13.28 LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE WARNING SIGNS. THE  OFFICE,  AFTER
 CONSULTING  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REVIEW TICK-BORNE ILLNESS
 SURVEILLANCE DATA, SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SIGNS AT  ALL  STATE-OWNED
 PARKS,  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF  THE  OFFICE  IDENTIFIED  IN HEALTH
 SURVEILLANCE DATA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAILS AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  SEVEN-A  OF  SECTION  3.09 OF THIS CHAPTER AND CAMPGROUNDS,
 WARNING INDIVIDUALS THAT TICKS MAY BE  FOUND  IN  SUCH  AREAS  AND  THAT
 CONTACT  WITH  TICKS  MAY  RESULT  IN  LYME  DISEASE OR OTHER TICK-BORNE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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