Bill Text: NY A06645 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to veterans' affairs [A06645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06645-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6645
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 23, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Veterans' Affairs
       AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
         relation to access to  state  parks  and  recreational  facilities  by
         veterans without charge
         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 13.18 to read as follows:
    3    S  13.18  STATE  PARK  AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY ACCESS; VETERANS.  1.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  THE  OFFICE
    5  SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  VETERANS  OF  THE  ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
    6  ACCESS TO ALL STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER  THE  JURIS-
    7  DICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY, ENTITLING SUCH VETERAN TO A
    8  PASS  TO SUCH STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHOUT THE CHARGE
    9  OF ANY ADMISSION.
   10    2. THE PASS FOR VETERANS ACCESS SHALL BE AVAILABLE  AT  REGIONAL  PARK
   11  HEADQUARTERS  AND  SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE OFFICE SHALL DESIGNATE. SUCH
   12  PASS SHALL BE ISSUED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE
   13  THAT SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE HOLDER AS A VETERAN  AND  SHALL
   14  BE VALID FOR THE LIFE OF SUCH VETERAN.
   15    3.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE
   16  NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   18  it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate-
   19  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rules  or  regulations
   20  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
   21  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   22  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08511-01-1