NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4288

Senate Bill S4288

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows veterans with a service-connected disability or Purple Heart free use of parks and campsites

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Feb 07, 2023	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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2023-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4181
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A10965
2019-2020: S7637, A753
2021-2022: S2298, A3584

2023-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows veterans with a service-connected disability or Purple Heart free use of parks and campsites; provides that such disability shall be 10 percent service-connected or greater.

2023-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4288

SPONSOR: ASHBY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to allowing veterans with a service-connected disability or
Purple Heart free use of parks and campsites

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide free use of state parks and campsites for disabled veterans
and recipients of the Purple Heart.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic
preservation law to require that veterans with a ten percent or greater
service-connected disability and recipients of the Purple Heart are
permitted to use state campsites, parks and other public places of
recreation. free of charge.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Purple Heart is awarded to service members of the US military who
were killed or wounded by enemy action. Providing free access to state
parks and campsites for disabled veterans and those wounded in service
to our nation is one small way that we can acknowledge and show appreci-
ation for the sacrifices they have made. This bill would ensure that
disabled veterans and those wounded in action have the ability to enjoy
all the natural beauty and recreational opportunities that New York
State parks have to offer.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: A.3584/S.2298 - Referred to Ways and Means

2021: A.3584/S.2298 - Referred Veterans' Affairs

2020: - A.753/S.7637 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs

2019 - A.753/S.7637 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs

2018 - A.10965 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4288
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ASHBY, GALLIVAN, OBERACKER, ORTT, RHOADS, ROLISON,
   WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military
   Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to allowing veterans with a service-connected  disability  or
   Purple Heart free use of parks and campsites
 
   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
 VETERAN  OF  THE WARS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH A TEN PERCENT OR GREATER
 SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY AS CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES VETERANS'
 ADMINISTRATION, OR ANY RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART 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  recre-
 ation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06247-01-3

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