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                                   4909
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, JENSEN -- 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 creating the "Checkout NY" pass, a comprehensive pass that
   allows  for  free or discounted use of state parks, historic sites and
   recreational facilities, and provides one such pass  to  each  consol-
   idated,  federated  and  cooperative  public library system within the
   state free of charge for circulation
 
   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 13.32 to read as follows:
   § 13.32 CHECKOUT NY PASS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF
 LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  OFFICE AND ALL OTHER STATE AGENCIES HAVING
 JURISDICTION OF A STATE PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH  A
 CHECKOUT  NY PASS WHICH SHALL RUN FROM APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR TO MARCH
 THIRTY-FIRST OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR,  ENTITLING  THE  HOLDER  THEREOF  TO
 ADMISSION  WITHOUT  ADDITIONAL FEE TO ANY STATE PARK, HISTORICAL SITE OR
 RECREATIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF  ENVI-
 RONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  OR PROVIDES FOR DISCOUNTS OFFERED IN COMPARISON
 TO OTHER ADMISSION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE OFFICE.  THE ANNUAL  FEE  FOR
 SUCH  PASS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH PARTICULAR
 YEAR ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.15 OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL  BE
 APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
   2.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  PROVIDE ONE SUCH PASS TO EACH LIBRARY WHICH IS
 PART OF A CONSOLIDATED, FEDERATED AND COOPERATIVE PUBLIC LIBRARY  SYSTEM
 WITHIN  THE  STATE FREE OF CHARGE FOR CIRCULATION THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION
 PROCESS MANAGED BY THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM. THE  OFFICE  SHALL
 PROVIDE  FOR  A CONSOLIDATED, FEDERATED, AND COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM,
 OR THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL  PASSES  FOR
 CIRCULATION.
 
  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 OVER A STATE
 PARK, HISTORICAL SITE OR RECREATIONAL  FACILITY  SHALL  PROMULGATE  SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.