NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4401
SPONSOR: Morinello TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to providing free use of state parks for volunteer firefighters
and volunteer ambulance personnel
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer fire
fighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preserva-
tion law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended
Section 2: Identifies the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
To encourage and reward individuals to become volunteer firefighters and
volunteer ambulance personnel by giving them free use of state parks and
campgrounds.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.4345 of 2021-22
A.4646 of 2019-20
A.5587 of 2017-18
A.3603 of 2015-16
A.6944 of 2013-14
A.5133 of 2011-12
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4401
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO, NORRIS, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC,
MILLER, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to providing free use of state parks for volunteer firefight-
ers and volunteer ambulance personnel
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
2 vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 § 13.19 Free use of parks and campsites. Notwithstanding the
5 provisions of any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or
6 an amputee or any veteran of the wars of the United States, who has at
7 any time been awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the
8 purchase of an automobile or is eligible for such an award; or any
9 person who is a resident of New York state and serves as an active
10 volunteer firefighter, as defined in section two hundred fifteen of the
11 general municipal law, or as an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance
12 service pursuant to article thirty of the public health law shall be
13 permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks and other public
14 places of recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions
15 as apply to the general public, but without the payment of any fees or
16 other charges for the use of such campsites, parks and other public
17 places of recreation.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
19 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
20 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
21 tation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to
22 be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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