Bill Text: NY S00278 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
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: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - REFERRED TO AGING [S00278 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S00278-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 278 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, BONACIC, GRIFFO, JOHNSON, LARKIN, LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging 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. LBD01666-01-1