Bill Text: NY S03014 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3014 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits littering on state park lands.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-12 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [S03014 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S03014-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 3014                                                  A. 3576
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2013
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Cultural
         Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- 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 prohibiting littering on state park lands
         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 13.12 to read as follows:
    3    S 13.12 THROWING REFUSE ON PARK LANDS PROHIBITED. 1. NO  PERSON  SHALL
    4  THROW,  DUMP, DEPOSIT OR PLACE, OR CAUSE TO BE THROWN, DUMPED, DEPOSITED
    5  OR PLACED UPON ANY PARK LANDS OR UPON PRIVATE  LANDS  ADJACENT  THERETO,
    6  ANY REFUSE, TRASH, GARBAGE, RUBBISH, LITTER OR ANY NAUSEOUS OR OFFENSIVE
    7  MATTER.
    8    2.  NOTHING  HEREIN CONTAINED SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITED THE USE
    9  IN A REASONABLE MANNER AS ASHES, SAND, SALT OR OTHER  MATERIAL  FOR  THE
   10  PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE HAZARD OF, OR PROVIDING TRACTION ON SNOW, ICE OR
   11  SLEET.
   12    3.  A  VIOLATION  OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
   13  SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY  DOLLARS
   14  AND/OR  A  REQUIREMENT  TO  PERFORM SERVICES AT THE PARK LANDS WHERE THE
   15  OFFENSE OCCURRED, OR, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE  DEPARTMENT,  AT  ANOTHER
   16  STATE  PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED TEN HOURS AND FOR ANY SECOND OR
   17  SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND  FOUR  HUNDRED
   18  DOLLARS AND/OR A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AT THE PARK LANDS WHERE
   19  THE OFFENSE OCCURRED, OR, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AT ANOTH-
   20  ER STATE PARK LAND LOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN HOURS.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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