Assembly Actions -
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Jan 30, 2018 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A9661
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
O'DONNELL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-A9661 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3053
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
- Law Section:
- Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §13.12, Pks & Rec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S3014
2015-2016: S956
2019-2020: A9919, S2494
2021-2022: S1405
2023-2024: S809
2017-A9661 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9661 I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- 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 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: § 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. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08504-01-7
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