Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 25, 2025 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 21, 2025 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A7280
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KIM
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Maritza Davila
Edward Braunstein
Phil Steck
2025-A7280 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-A7280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7280 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- 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 establishing the state parks passport program 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 3.27 to read as follows: § 3.27 STATE PARKS PASSPORT PROGRAM. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A STATE PARKS PASS- PORT PROGRAM. 2. THE STATE PARKS PASSPORT PROGRAM SHALL USE A PRINTED PASSPORT BOOK OR ELECTRONIC APPLICATION TO ALLOW VISITORS TO STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES TO LOG THEIR VISITS TO SUCH SITES WITH INK STAMPS OR ELECTRONIC STAMPS, AND INK STAMPS OR ELECTRONIC STAMPS THAT IDENTIFY EACH STATE PARK OR HISTORIC SITE BY NAME. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE PARKS PASSPORT PROGRAM SHALL BE DERIVED FROM THE PATRON SERVICES ACCOUNT OF THE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. THE COMMIS- SIONER MAY CHARGE PURCHASERS OF THE PRINTED PASSPORT BOOK OR ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED FOR PRINTING OR DEVELOPING THOSE MATERIALS. 3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DESIGNATE A SUBSET OF SUCH SITES EACH YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE STATE OR VARIOUS STATE PARK REGIONS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCTING OF SPECIAL EVENTS THAT EMPHASIZE OUTDOOR RECREATION OR FITNESS FOR CERTAIN SUBSETS OF PARK ATTENDEES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS. 4. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECES- SARY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STATE PARKS PASSPORT PROGRAM. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00470-01-5
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