Bill Text: NY A04249 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4249 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for free use of state parks for active volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-12 - held for consideration in tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A04249 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4249
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAIA, FINCH, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, SALADINO --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  CASTRO,  CERETTO,  DUPREY,
         HAWLEY,  KOLB,  MILLER,  OAKS,  PALMESANO,  THIELE  --  read  once and
         referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports  Develop-
         ment
       AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
         relation to providing free use of state parks for volunteer firefight-
         ers with at least forty years of service
         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 13.22 to read as follows:
    3    S 13.22 FREE USE OF STATE PARKS.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE  PROVISIONS  OF
    4  ANY  OTHER  LAW,  ANY  PERSON  WHO IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE, UPON
    5  PROOF OF SUCH RESIDENCE AND UPON PROOF THAT SUCH PERSON SERVED AT  LEAST
    6  FORTY YEARS AS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO
    7  HUNDRED  FIFTEEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE
    8  ANY OF THE STATE PARKS IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING ON WEEKENDS  AND  PUBLIC
    9  HOLIDAYS,  UPON  THE  SAME  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS APPLY TO THE GENERAL
   10  PUBLIC, BUT WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEES OR OTHER CHARGES FOR THE USE
   11  OF SUCH STATE PARKS.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   13  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
   14  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
   15  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
   16  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   17  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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