Assembly Bill A69

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing veterans to fish for free in state 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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2021-A69 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1386
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.32, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6623, S3444
2011-2012: A1746, S2345
2013-2014: A2382, S1036
2015-2016: A1807, S961
2017-2018: A839, S3048
2019-2020: A1885, S5534
2023-2024: A845

2021-A69 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

2021-A69 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    69
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, ZEBROWSKI, COOK, J. RIVERA, COLTON,
   REYES, JACOBSON,  LUPARDO,  THIELE,  BRABENEC,  MANKTELOW,  B. MILLER,
   SCHMITT,  SMITH,  MIKULIN  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
   DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY, LALOR, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, TAGUE, WALSH  --  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 allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks
 
   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 13.32 to read as follows:
   §  13.32  FISHING  IN STATE PARKS; VETERANS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE SHALL ALLOW VETERANS OF THE
 ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES TO FISH FOR FREE AT  ALL  STATE  PARKS
 UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY. THE OFFICE
 SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY
 OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation 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.
                                                            LBD02418-01-1

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