Bill Text: NY A02357 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens aged sixty-two and older.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A02357 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A02357-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2357
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. GABRYSZAK, BOYLAND, BENEDETTO, GIGLIO, GUNTHER,
         HOOPER,  LUPARDO,  MOLINARO,  REILICH,  SCHIMMINGER,  CASTRO,   SPANO,
         DenDEKKER,  JAFFEE,  MAYERSOHN  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A.
         BURLING, CONTE, HIKIND,  McDONOUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  RAIA,  ROBINSON,
         RUSSELL, SWEENEY, THIELE -- 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 free passes for senior citizens
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 13.19 of the parks, recre-
    2  ation  and  historic  preservation law is designated subdivision 1 and a
    3  new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
    4    2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHEREBY SENIOR CITIZENS,
    5  UPON PROOF OF AGE SIXTY-TWO OR OLDER, SHALL BE ISSUED ANNUAL  PASSES  AT
    6  NO COST FOR DAILY PARKING, INCLUDING WEEKENDS, AT STATE PARK FACILITIES.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    8  it  shall  have  become a law. The commissioner of parks, recreation and
    9  historic preservation shall immediately promulgate rules and regulations
   10  to effectuate a program of free parking for seniors.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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