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Senate Bill S7082

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides free use of state parks for members or citizens of state or federally recognized Native American nations

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2023-S7082 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L

2023-S7082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free use of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state for members or citizens of state or federally recognized Native American nations.

2023-S7082 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7082
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 members or citizens
   of state or federally recognized Native American nations
 
   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
 MEMBER OR CITIZEN OF A STATE OR  FEDERALLY  RECOGNIZED  NATIVE  AMERICAN
 NATION  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 ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized 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.
                                                            LBD11511-01-3

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