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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6208--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 15, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  BROOKS,  GAUGHRAN, HOYLMAN, MAY -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- recom-
          mitted to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recre-
          ation   in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation  to  the development and posting of a senior trail guide that
          identifies walking and hiking opportunities for active seniors  within
          the  state park system and along public non-motorized multi-use trails
          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 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
     2  vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
     3    24. Shall develop and post on its website a senior  trail  guide  that
     4  identifies  walking  and  hiking opportunities for active seniors within
     5  the state park system and along public  non-motorized  multi-use  trails
     6  within the state. Such guide shall include, but not be limited to: iden-
     7  tification  of low impact trails and routes appropriately accessible for
     8  patrons aged sixty-two years and older; listing of  any  impediments  to
     9  mobility  along such identified trails or routes such as steep inclines,
    10  declines, or uneven terrain; and identification of corresponding  activ-
    11  ities or amenities along or in close proximity to such trails and routes
    12  such  as  the  location of birding areas or geologically or historically
    13  significant sites. The office shall update the senior trail  guide  from
    14  time to time.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    16  it shall have become a law.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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