A00704 Summary:

BILL NOA00704
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORRyan
 
COSPNSRBorelli
 
MLTSPNSRTenney
 
Amd S13.19, Pks & Rec L
 
Authorizes free use of public campsites, parks and other places of public recreation in the state by former prisoners of war or recipients of the purple heart.
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A00704 Actions:

BILL NOA00704
 
01/09/2013referred to veterans' affairs
01/08/2014referred to veterans' affairs
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A00704 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A00704 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           704
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Veterans' Affairs
 
        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation to the free use of campsites by former prisoners of war
 

          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 campsites.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any
     5  other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or  an  amputee,  or
     6  any  former  prisoner  of  war,  a recipient of the purple heart, or any
     7  veteran of the wars of the United States, such veteran who  has  at  any
     8  time  been  awarded  by  the federal government an allowance towards the
     9  purchase of an automobile or is eligible for  such  an  award  shall  be
    10  permitted  to  use  any  of the public campsites, parks and other public

    11  places of recreation in this state, upon the same terms  and  conditions
    12  as  apply  to the general public, but without the payment of any fees or
    13  other charges for the use of such  campsites,  parks  and  other  public
    14  places of recreation.
    15    § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03454-01-3
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