Assembly Bill A5022A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits littering and dumping on state park lands

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5022 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S809
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.12, amd §13.10, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3014
2015-2016: S956
2017-2018: S3053
2019-2020: S2494
2021-2022: S1405

2023-A5022 - Summary

Prohibits littering and dumping on state park lands and provides for penalties for violations.

2023-A5022 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5022
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  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 littering on state park lands
 
   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 13.12 to read as follows:
   §  13.12  THROWING REFUSE ON PARK LANDS PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON SHALL
 THROW, DUMP, DEPOSIT OR PLACE, OR CAUSE TO BE THROWN, DUMPED,  DEPOSITED
 OR  PLACED  UPON  ANY PARK LANDS OR UPON PRIVATE LANDS ADJACENT THERETO,
 ANY REFUSE, TRASH, GARBAGE, RUBBISH, LITTER OR ANY NAUSEOUS OR OFFENSIVE
 MATTER.
   2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITING  THE  USE
 IN  A  REASONABLE  MANNER AS ASHES, SAND, SALT OR OTHER MATERIAL FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE HAZARD OF, OR PROVIDING TRACTION ON SNOW, ICE OR
 SLEET.
   3. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
 AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE  PARK  LANDS  WHERE  THE
 OFFENSE  OCCURRED,  OR,  IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTHER
 STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED TEN HOURS AND FOR ANY SECOND  OR
 SUBSEQUENT  VIOLATION  BY  A  FINE  NOT  TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
 AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE  PARK  LANDS  WHERE  THE
 OFFENSE  OCCURRED,  OR,  IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTHER
 STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN HOURS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02811-01-3

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2023-A5022A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S809
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.12, amd §13.10, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3014
2015-2016: S956
2017-2018: S3053
2019-2020: S2494
2021-2022: S1405

2023-A5022A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits littering and dumping on state park lands and provides for penalties for violations.

2023-A5022A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5022--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to prohibiting littering and dumping on state park lands
 
   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 13.12 to read as follows:
   § 13.12 LITTERING ON PARK LANDS PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON SHALL  THROW,
 PLACE,  OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF OR CAUSE TO BE THROWN, PLACED, OR OTHER-
 WISE DISPOSED OF UPON ANY PARK LANDS  OR  UPON  PRIVATE  LANDS  ADJACENT
 THERETO,  ANY REFUSE, TRASH, GARBAGE, RUBBISH, LITTER OR ANY NAUSEOUS OR
 OFFENSIVE MATTER.
   2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITING  THE  USE
 IN  A  REASONABLE  MANNER AS ASHES, SAND, SALT OR OTHER MATERIAL FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE HAZARD OF, OR PROVIDING TRACTION ON SNOW, ICE OR
 SLEET.
   3. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
 AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE  PARK  LANDS  WHERE  THE
 OFFENSE  OCCURRED,  OR,  IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTHER
 STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED TEN HOURS AND FOR ANY SECOND  OR
 SUBSEQUENT  VIOLATION  BY  A  FINE  NOT  TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
 AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE  PARK  LANDS  WHERE  THE
 OFFENSE  OCCURRED,  OR,  IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTHER
 STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN HOURS.
   § 2. The section heading and subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 13.10  of
 the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, as added by chapter
 235 of the laws of 1988, are amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02811-02-3

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