Bill Text: NY S05534 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5534 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S05534 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05534-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5534
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       May 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs
        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks
          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 13.14 to read as follows:
     3    §  13.14  Fishing  in state parks; veterans. Notwithstanding any other
     4  provision of law to the contrary, the office shall allow veterans of the
     5  armed forces of the United States to fish for free at  all  state  parks
     6  under  the  jurisdiction of the office or other state agency. The office
     7  shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry
     8  out the provisions of this section.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    10  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    11  repeal  of  any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of
    12  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
    13  such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01099-01-9