Bill Text: NY S02468 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2468 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes residents of the state who are sixty years of age or older to use campsites at a reduced rate.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S02468 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2468
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 23, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
         Parks and Recreation
       AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
         relation to reduced fees for the use of campsites
         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    S  13.33  REDUCED  FEES FOR THE USE OF CAMPSITES.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE
    4  PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW, RESIDENTS OF THE STATE WHO ARE SIXTY  YEARS
    5  OF  AGE  OR  OVER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE PUBLIC CAMPSITES,
    6  PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF RECREATION IN THIS STATE, UPON THE SAME
    7  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS APPLY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC,  EXCEPT  THAT  THEY
    8  SHALL  RECEIVE  A FORTY PERCENT DISCOUNT ON ANY FEES CHARGED FOR THE USE
    9  OF SUCH CAMPSITES, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF RECREATION.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   11  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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