Bill Text: NY A03847 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a campsite reservation preference for New York state residents to permit state residents an opportunity to reserve space in state parks before such reservations are accepted from non-state residents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A03847 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03847-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3847

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 8, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation to campsite reservation preference for state residents

          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 13.22 to read as follows:
     3    §  13.22  State  resident  reservation preference. Notwithstanding any
     4  other provision of law, the commissioner or other  state  agency  having
     5  jurisdiction  of a state park or recreational facility is authorized and
     6  directed to establish a  system,  or  modify  an  existing  system,  for
     7  reserving  space in a state park which shall provide a reasonable period
     8  of time for New York residents to reserve a campsite before  such  camp-
     9  site  can  be  made available for reservation by non-New York residents.
    10  For the purposes of this section the term "campsite" shall mean a  camp-
    11  site, cabin, cottage, recreational area, or any other area located with-
    12  in a state park that may be reserved for use.
    13    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    14  become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of  the  office  of
    15  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation and any other state agency
    16  having jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility are author-
    17  ized to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions  of
    18  this act.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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