STATE OF NEW YORK
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692
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 6, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
ty and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to providing veterans free use of cabins and cottages located
in public places of recreation within the state
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 any
6 veteran of the wars of the United States, who has at any time been
7 awarded by the federal government an allowance towards the purchase of
8 an automobile or is eligible for such an award shall be permitted to use
9 any of the public campsites, cabins, cottages, parks and other public
10 places of recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions
11 as apply to the general public, but without the payment of any fees or
12 other charges for the use of such campsites, cabins, cottages, parks and
13 other public places of recreation. Use of cabins and cottages under this
14 section shall be limited to fourteen days per year.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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