Bill Text: NY A00845 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A00845 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A00845-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 845 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, ZEBROWSKI, COOK, COLTON, REYES, JACOB- SON, LUPARDO, THIELE, BRABENEC, MANKTELOW, MILLER, MIKULIN, LEMONDES, GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks 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 13.32 to read as follows: 3 § 13.32 Fishing in state parks; veterans. Notwithstanding any other 4 provision of law to the contrary, the office shall allow veterans of the 5 armed forces of the United States to fish for free at all state parks 6 under the jurisdiction of the office or other state agency. The office 7 shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry 8 out the provisions of this section. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 10 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 11 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 12 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 13 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03024-01-3
