S09474 Summary:

BILL NOS09474
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORADDABBO
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
 
Provides free use of public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state for members or citizens of state or federally recognized Native American nations.
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S09474 Actions:

BILL NOS09474
 
05/15/2024REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
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S09474 Committee Votes:

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S09474 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S09474 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9474
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 15, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 providing free use of state parks for members or citizens
          of state or federally recognized Native American nations

          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 616 of the laws of 2023, subdivision 2
     3  as  amended  by  chapter  103 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    § 13.19 Free use  of  parks  and  campsites.  1.  Notwithstanding  the
     6  provisions of any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or
     7  an  amputee  [or],  any  veteran or member of a Gold Star family, or any
     8  member or citizen of a state or  federally  recognized  Native  American
     9  nation  shall be permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks and
    10  other public places of recreation in this state, upon the same terms and
    11  conditions as apply to the general public, but without  the  payment  of
    12  any fees or other charges for the use of such campsites, parks and other
    13  public places of recreation.
    14    2.  For  the purposes of this section (a) "veteran" shall mean a resi-
    15  dent of this state who is: (i) a veteran as  such  term  is  defined  in
    16  section  one  of  the  veterans'  services law; or (ii) a person who has
    17  served on active duty for the state as a member of the  state  organized
    18  militia  as  defined  in subdivision nine of section one of the military
    19  law and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions  other
    20  than  dishonorable;  or  (iii) a person who has served on active duty in
    21  the uniformed services of the United States or on active  duty  for  the
    22  state  as  a member of the organized militia and has a qualifying condi-
    23  tion, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law,  and  has
    24  received  a  discharge  other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such
    25  service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section  one  of
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11511-03-4

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     1  the  veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad
     2  conduct or dishonorable from such service; and
     3    (b) "member of a Gold Star family" shall mean a resident of this state
     4  who is a gold star parent as defined in section twenty-six of the veter-
     5  ans'  services  law,  the spouse or domestic partner, or the biological,
     6  step, or legally adopted minor child of a veteran whose death  qualified
     7  the parent for an annuity.
     8    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     9  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    10  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    11  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    12  on or before such effective date.
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