Senate Bill S655

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 Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation 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-S655 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4401
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4826, A6944
2015-2016: S3116, A3603
2017-2018: S401, A5587
2019-2020: S276, A4646
2021-2022: S3190, A4345

2023-S655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    655
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 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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