S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3881 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT in relation to directing the Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to provide Empire Passports to the families of reservists and members of the National Guard, whose qualified service commenced on or after September eleventh, two thou- sand one THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and 2 Historic Preservation shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide 3 Empire Passports to the families of reservists and members of the 4 National Guard, whose qualified service commenced on or after September 5 eleventh, two thousand one, to allow the families of our military 6 personnel to enjoy the State's parks, beaches and other natural 7 resources free of charge. 8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07214-01-5