Provides that the office of parks, recreation & historic preservation or any other agency setting fees for the use of overnight camping facilities shall set such rate at five dollars for residents of the state 65 years of age or over for the use of such facilities.

Sponsor: Dinowitz (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Abbate, Arroyo, Destito, Finch, Jaffee, Magee, Maisel, McEneny, Paulin / Co-sponsor(s): Englebright, Rivera J
Law Section: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law / Law: Add S13.20, Pks & Rec L

A277-2011 Actions

Jan 4, 2012: referred to aging
Jan 5, 2011: referred to aging

A277-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                           277
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, J. RIVERA -- Multi-Spon
 sored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, ARROYO, DESTITO, FINCH,  JAFFEE,  MAGEE,
 MAISEL,  McENENY, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Aging
 

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
 relation  to reduced campsite fees for persons sixty-five years of age
 or older
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.    The  parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 13.20 to read as follows:

 

S 13.20  OVERNIGHT CAMPING FEES FOR THE ELDERLY.  THE OFFICE  AND  ANY
 OTHER  STATE  AGENCY  SETTING  FEES FOR THE USE OF ANY OVERNIGHT CAMPING
 FACILITY SHALL SET THE RATE AT FIVE DOLLARS FOR RESIDENTS OF  THE  STATE
 WHO ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER FOR THE USE OF SUCH FACILITIES.
 

S  2.   This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01872-01-1

A277-2011: Requires state campgrounds to provide a reduced fee for campsites to persons 65 or over

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