Assembly Bill A4401

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A4401 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S655
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6944, S4826
2015-2016: A3603, S3116
2017-2018: A5587, S401
2019-2020: A4646, S276
2021-2022: A4345, S3190

2023-A4401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.

2023-A4401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4401
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MORINELLO, NORRIS, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC,
   MILLER, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, TAGUE --  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 volunteer firefight-
   ers and volunteer ambulance personnel
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
 read as follows:
   §  13.19  Free  use  of  PARKS  AND  campsites.    Notwithstanding the
 provisions of any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or
 an amputee or any veteran of the wars of the United States, who  has  at
 any time been awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the
 purchase  of  an  automobile  or  is  eligible for such an award; OR ANY
 PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK  STATE  AND  SERVES  AS  AN  ACTIVE
 VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE
 GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, OR AS AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
 SERVICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW  shall  be
 permitted  to  use  any  of the public campsites, parks and other public
 places of recreation in this state, 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  campsites,  parks  and  other  public
 places of recreation.
   § 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 is authorized and  directed  to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03427-01-3

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