Assembly Bill A2275

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a campsite reservation preference for state residents

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2019-A2275 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pk & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5416
2015-2016: A747, A9344
2017-2018: A730
2021-2022: A3634
2023-2024: A3847

2019-A2275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a campsite reservation preference for New York state residents to permit state residents an opportunity to reserve space in state parks before such reservations are accepted from non-state residents.

2019-A2275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2275
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, CAHILL, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of  A.  COOK,  HAWLEY,  PERRY, RIVERA -- 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 campsite reservation preference for state residents

   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  STATE  RESIDENT  RESERVATION PREFERENCE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OR OTHER  STATE  AGENCY  HAVING
 JURISDICTION  OF A STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY IS AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A  SYSTEM,  OR  MODIFY  AN  EXISTING  SYSTEM,  FOR
 RESERVING  SPACE IN A STATE PARK WHICH SHALL PROVIDE A REASONABLE PERIOD
 OF TIME FOR NEW YORK RESIDENTS TO RESERVE A CAMPSITE BEFORE  SUCH  CAMP-
 SITE  CAN  BE  MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESERVATION BY NON-NEW YORK RESIDENTS.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "CAMPSITE" SHALL MEAN A  CAMP-
 SITE, CABIN, COTTAGE, RECREATIONAL AREA, OR ANY OTHER AREA LOCATED WITH-
 IN A STATE PARK THAT MAY BE RESERVED FOR USE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of  the  office  of
 parks,  recreation  and historic preservation and any other state agency
 having jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility are author-
 ized to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions  of
 this act.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00909-01-9

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