Assembly Bill A4853

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the mandated use of credit cards at state parks, recreational facilities or historic sites

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A4853 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5423
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.15, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10339, S8590

2023-A4853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the mandated use of credit cards at state parks, recreational facilities or historic sites.

2023-A4853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4853
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- 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 prohibiting the mandated use of credit cards as a means of
   payment to use certain facilities at a state park, recreational facil-
   ity or historic site
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5  of  section  13.15  of  the
 parks, recreation and historic preservation law, as added by chapter 296
 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The office or other state agency having jurisdiction of any state
 park, parkway, recreational facility or historic  site  may  enter  into
 agreements  with  one  or  more  financing  agencies  to provide for the
 acceptance by such office or other state agency of  credit  cards  as  a
 means  of  payment  of  fees  for  the  use of its facilities or for the
 furnishing of special services with respect thereto. Any such  agreement
 shall govern the terms and conditions upon which a credit card proferred
 as a means of payment of such fees shall be accepted or declined and the
 manner  in  and  conditions upon which the financing agency shall pay to
 the office or other state agency the amount of such fees paid  by  means
 of  a  credit  card  pursuant  to such agreement. Any such agreement may
 provide for the deduction by such financing agency of any fees  for  the
 services  provided  by  such financing agency from fees collected by it.
 THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE  PARK,
 RECREATIONAL  FACILITY  OR  HISTORIC  SITE MUST ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT FROM
 PATRONS, AND IS PROHIBITED FROM REQUIRING  THAT  ANY  PATRON  UTILIZE  A
 CREDIT  CARD AS A MEANS OF PAYMENT OF FEES FOR THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES
 OR FOR THE FURNISHING OF SPECIAL SERVICES AT ANY STATE PARK, RECREATION-
 AL FACILITY OR HISTORIC SITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08296-01-3

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