Bill Text: NY A05082 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5082 (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: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-06 - enacting clause stricken [A05082 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05082-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5082
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 7, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, FINCH, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, LALOR, GIGLIO,
          M. L. MILLER,  BLANKENBUSH, MORINELLO -- 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 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    §  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    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    13  it  shall have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amend-
    14  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    15  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    16  completed on or before such date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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