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                                   1961
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. STERN, DURSO, SIMPSON -- 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 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.
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   3.  THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY  TO  CARRY  OUT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 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  and
 completed on or before such effective date.