Assembly Bill A5273

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides 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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2021-A5273 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5693
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
2017-2018: A3194, S3890
2019-2020: A5095, A10262, S1572
2023-2024: A3142, S4710

2021-A5273 (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.

2021-A5273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5273
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- 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. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
 before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08903-01-1

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