STATE OF NEW YORK
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5338
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- 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 to family members of
deceased military
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 13.26 to read as follows:
3 § 13.26 Free use of state parks. Notwithstanding the provisions of
4 any other law, family members of individuals who served in the active
5 military, naval or air service during a period of war and died in such
6 service, shall be permitted to use any of the state parks, upon the same
7 terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without the
8 payment of any fees or other charges for the use of such state park.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
10 have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
11 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
12 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
13 on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06822-01-5
