Bill Text: NY S06975 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-18 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S06975 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06975-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6975
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 18, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  access  to  state  parks  and recreational facilities by
         veterans without charge
         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 13.18 to read as follows:
    3    S 13.18 STATE PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY  ACCESS;  VETERANS.    1.
    4  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE
    5  SHALL PROVIDE TO VETERANS OF THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
    6  ACCESS  TO  ALL STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE JURIS-
    7  DICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY, ENTITLING SUCH VETERAN TO A
    8  PASS TO SUCH STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHOUT THE  CHARGE
    9  OF ANY ADMISSION.
   10    2.  THE  PASS  FOR VETERANS ACCESS SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT REGIONAL PARK
   11  HEADQUARTERS AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE OFFICE SHALL  DESIGNATE.  SUCH
   12  PASS SHALL BE ISSUED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE
   13  THAT  SHALL  BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE HOLDER AS A VETERAN AND SHALL
   14  BE VALID FOR THE LIFE OF SUCH VETERAN.
   15    3. THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE
   16  NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   18  it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate-
   19  ly,  the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
   20  necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
   21  authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
   22  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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