Bill Text: NY A01807 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A01807 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01807-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1807
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, DenDEKKER, TITONE, MILLER, ZEBROWSKI,
         COOK, RIVERA, COLTON, KEARNS, RAIA, WALTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. BARCLAY, CERETTO, CORWIN, CROUCH, FINCH, GRAF,  HAWLEY,  HOOPER,
         KOLB,  LALOR,  LUPINACCI, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO -- 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 allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
    2  amended by adding a new section 13.14 to read as follows:
    3    S 13.14 FISHING IN STATE PARKS; VETERANS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
    4  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE SHALL ALLOW VETERANS OF THE
    5  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE UNITED STATES TO FISH FOR FREE AT ALL STATE PARKS
    6  UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY.  THE  OFFICE
    7  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY
    8  OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    9    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   10  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
   11  repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  implementation  of
   12  this  act  on  its  effective date is authorized to be made on or before
   13  such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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