Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish the state parks passport program allowing visitors to state parks and historic sites to log their visits to such sites in a passport book or electronic application.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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261
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 4, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- 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 establishing the state parks passport program
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 3.27 to read as follows:
3 § 3.27 State parks passport program. 1. Notwithstanding any other
4 provision of law, the commissioner shall establish a state parks pass-
5 port program.
6 2. The state parks passport program shall use a printed passport book
7 or electronic application to allow visitors to state parks and historic
8 sites to log their visits to such sites with ink stamps or electronic
9 stamps, and ink stamps or electronic stamps that identify each state
10 park or historic site by name. The costs associated with the development
11 of the state parks passport program shall be derived from the patron
12 services account of the miscellaneous special revenue fund. The commis-
13 sioner may charge purchasers of the printed passport book or electronic
14 application for the costs associated for printing or developing those
15 materials.
16 3. The commissioner may designate a subset of such sites each year to
17 highlight various regions of the state or various state park regions.
18 The commissioner may provide for the conducting of special events that
19 emphasize outdoor recreation or fitness for certain subsets of park
20 attendees including, but not limited to, children and senior citizens.
21 4. The commissioner may promulgate such regulations as may be neces-
22 sary for the operation of the state parks passport program.
23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01106-01-3
