Bill Text: NY A04493 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides free use of state parks to family members of deceased military; requires rules and regulations for timely implementation.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to veterans' affairs [A04493 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A04493-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4493

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 4, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. MORINELLO, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC, NORRIS,
          B. MILLER, DiPIETRO,  HAWLEY,  MIKULIN,  SALKA,  J. M. GIGLIO,  TAGUE,
          ASHBY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. MANKTELOW -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation  to  providing  free  use of state parks to family members of
          deceased military

          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 13.26 to read as follows:
     3    § 13.26 Free use of state parks.   Notwithstanding the  provisions  of
     4  any  other  law,  family members of individuals who served in the active
     5  military, naval or air service during a period of war and died  in  such
     6  service, shall be permitted to use any of the state parks, upon the same
     7  terms  and  conditions  as  apply to the general public, but without the
     8  payment of any fees or other charges for the use of such state park.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    10  have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
    11  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    12  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
    13  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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