Bill Text: NY A06085 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6085 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Grants all veterans with a disability seven free days of sporting activity in New York state.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to environmental conservation [A06085 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6085
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  fee
         exemptions for disabled veterans
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 11-0715 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    3    2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, ANY FORMER
    4  MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WITH A DISABILITY, IRRESPECTIVE
    5  OF RESIDENCY, IS ENTITLED TO SEVEN DAYS OF SPORTING ACTIVITY IN NEW YORK
    6  STATE, TO BE USED AT ANYTIME DECIDED UPON BY SUCH PERSON,  DURING  WHICH
    7  HE  OR  SHE  SHALL BE AUTHORIZED WITHOUT CHARGE TO PARTAKE IN ANY OF THE
    8  ACTIVITIES NORMALLY REQUIRING EITHER  A  LICENSE  OR  PERMIT  UNDER  THE
    9  PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   10    THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE WHAT CONSTITUTES A DISABILITY FOR THE
   11  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
   12  NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   14  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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