A01752 Summary:

BILL NOA01752
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07309
 
SPONSORBrown E
 
COSPNSRBendett, Jensen, Maher, Norris, DeStefano, Mikulin
 
MLTSPNSRAngelino
 
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
 
Provides that veterans who hold either a federal Golden Access Passport or a federal Access Pass issued upon a determination of a permanent disability shall be granted use of public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation free of charge.
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A01752 Actions:

BILL NOA01752
 
01/20/2023referred to veterans' affairs
01/03/2024referred to veterans' affairs
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A01752 Committee Votes:

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A01752 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01752 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1752
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Veterans' Affairs
 
        AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
          relation to free use of campsites, park and  other  public  places  of
          recreation  by veterans who hold a federal Golden Access Passport or a
          federal Access Pass

          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, (a) any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or
     6  (b) any veteran of the wars of the United States, who has  at  any  time
     7  been awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the purchase
     8  of an automobile or is eligible for such an award or (c) any veteran who
     9  holds  either  a federal Golden Access Passport or a federal Access Pass
    10  issued upon a determination of a permanent disability shall be permitted
    11  to use any of the public campsites, parks and  other  public  places  of
    12  recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to
    13  the general public, but without the payment of any fees or other charges
    14  for  the  use of such campsites, parks and other public places of recre-
    15  ation.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00361-01-3
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