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                                   2482
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. STERN, BUTTENSCHON, DURSO, SIMPSON -- 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 annual vehicular access for active volunteer  firefighters
   and active volunteer ambulance workers

   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 13.22 to read as follows:
   §  13.22 ANNUAL VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND
 ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  LAW,
 RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY
 HAVING JURISDICTION OF A STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY  WHICH  HAS
 THE  AUTHORITY  TO ISSUE AN ANNUAL PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS PURSUANT TO
 THIS ARTICLE SHALL ISSUE SUCH ANNUAL PASS FOR VEHICULAR  ACCESS  WITHOUT
 CHARGE  TO  AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AMBU-
 LANCE WORKER, WHO RECEIVED SERVICE CREDIT THE PRIOR YEAR PURSUANT  TO  A
 SERVICE  AWARD  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED
 SIXTEEN-A OR TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN-D OF THE GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW,  AND
 THEIR  IMMEDIATE  FAMILY AT ANY STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY UPON
 PROOF OF SUCH ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SERVICE OR  ACTIVE  VOLUNTEER
 AMBULANCE WORKER.
   2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHT-
 ER" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER  FIRE-
 FIGHTER  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
 THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW; (B) "ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER" SHALL
 MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE-B OF SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  NINETEEN-C  OF
 THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   3.  THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION SHALL PROMUL-
 GATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY  TO  CARRY  OUT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 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 are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.