Senate Bill S4355

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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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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2019-S4355 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6752
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.28, Pks & Rec L (as proposed in S. 7242 and A. 8829)

2019-S4355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to install Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks including trail entryways and campgrounds, as deemed necessary based on an assessment by the office, due to the increased presence of such diseases within the state.

2019-S4355 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4355
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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. Section 13.28 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation  law,  as  added  by  a chapter of the laws of 2018, amending the
 parks, recreation and historic preservation law relating  to  installing
 Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks, as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7242 and A. 8829, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 13.28 Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs.  WITHIN ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE SHALL
 PERFORM AN ASSESSMENT OF STATE PARKS,  INCLUDING  TRAILS,  TO  DETERMINE
 WHERE  IT IS APPROPRIATE TO INSTALL SIGNAGE TO WARN PARK USERS OF POSSI-
 BLE LYME AND TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS. THE ASSESSMENT  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
 SHALL  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF
 SIGNAGE IN AREAS OF NEW OR INCREASED CONTACT WITH TICKS REPORTED TO  THE
 OFFICE,  AND,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AN
 EVALUATION OF ANY RELEVANT DATA ON TICK-BORNE DISEASES. SUCH  ASSESSMENT
 SHALL  BE  UPDATED  EVERY THREE YEARS, OR EARLIER AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY
 THE OFFICE AND A SUMMARY OF SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS  OF
 COMPLETION,  BE  POSTED  BY  THE OFFICE ON ITS WEBSITE. The office shall
 THEREAFTER install  and  maintain  signs  at  all  state-managed  parks,
 including,  but  not  limited  to,  trail  entryways and campgrounds, AS
 NECESSARY BASED ON SUCH ASSESSMENT, 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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