Bill Text: NY A02988 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Grants recognized veterans' organizations free use of pavilions at state parks, other state recreational facilities, and historic sites.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - referred to veterans' affairs [A02988 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A02988-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2988 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 1, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to waiving pavilion rental fees for recognized veterans' organizations 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 13.33 to read as follows: 3 § 13.33 Free use of pavilions. Notwithstanding the provisions of any 4 other law, any recognized veterans' organization shall be permitted to 5 rent any pavilion at state parks, other state recreational facilities 6 and historic sites under the jurisdiction of the office or any other 7 state agency, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general 8 public, but without the payment of any fees or other charges for the use 9 of such pavilion. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04922-01-3
