Senate Bill S1315

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to annual vehicular access for active volunteer firefighters and active volunteer ambulance workers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation 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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2021-S1315 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2238
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8495
2019-2020: S3013, A7278
2023-2024: A1961

2021-S1315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides annual vehicular access for New York state's active volunteer firefighters and active volunteer ambulance workers and their immediate family at any state park or recreational facility.

2021-S1315 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1315
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GAUGHRAN, BROOKS, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural
   Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to annual vehicular access for active volunteer firefighters
   and active volunteer ambulance workers
 
   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 ANNUAL VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS  AND
 ACTIVE  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  WORKERS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW,
 RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE  OR  OTHER  STATE  AGENCY
 HAVING  JURISDICTION  OF A STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY WHICH HAS
 THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AN ANNUAL PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL ISSUE SUCH ANNUAL PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS WITHOUT
 CHARGE TO AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR AN ACTIVE  VOLUNTEER  AMBU-
 LANCE  WORKER,  WHO RECEIVED SERVICE CREDIT THE PRIOR YEAR PURSUANT TO A
 SERVICE AWARD  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 SIXTEEN-A  OR  TWO  HUNDRED NINETEEN-D OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, AND
 HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY AT ANY STATE PARK OR  RECREATIONAL  FACILITY
 UPON PROOF OF SUCH ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SERVICE OR ACTIVE VOLUN-
 TEER AMBULANCE WORKER.
   2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHT-
 ER" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER  FIRE-
 FIGHTER  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
 THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW; (B) "ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER" SHALL
 MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE-B OF SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  NINETEEN-C  OF
 THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03872-01-1

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