Bill Text: NY A00496 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides senior citizens shall be entitled to use any park, recreational facility or historic site without the imposition of any fee or other charge; defines senior citizens as persons 65 years of age or older.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - referred to tourism, arts and sports development [A00496 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A00496-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          496
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GIBSON,  MAYERSOHN, COOK, GUNTHER, CASTRO --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.    of  A.  AUBRY,  BOYLAND,  CRESPO,  HOOPER,
         JEFFRIES,  M. MILLER,  PHEFFER, THIELE, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- 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 waiver of certain fees
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 13.15 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
    2  vation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 3-a to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
    5  SENIOR CITIZENS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO USE ANY PARK, RECREATIONAL FACILITY
    6  OR  HISTORIC  SITE  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE UPON THE SAME
    7  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS APPLY TO THE GENERAL  PUBLIC,  BUT  WITHOUT  THE
    8  PAYMENT  OF  ANY FEE OR OTHER CHARGE FOR SUCH USE.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
    9  SUBDIVISION THE TERM "SENIOR CITIZENS"  SHALL  MEAN  PERSONS  SIXTY-FIVE
   10  YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   11    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   12  have become a law, provided that the commissioner of  parks,  recreation
   13  and  historic  preservation  shall  promulgate any rules and regulations
   14  necessary for the timely implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
   15  date on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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