STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3847 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 8, 2023 ___________ 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. LBD07776-01-3