Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission.

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S535-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

S535-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S535

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to access to state parks and recreational facilities by
veterans without charge

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To give a much needed and well
deserved benefit to veterans that have served their country.

JUSTIFICATION:
These privileges are currently extended to disabled
veterans. Many veterans however are on a fixed income. The fees for
some veterans are simply too great just to enjoy a day at the park.
In effect, it may attract more veterans to our beautiful state parks.
This bill would make access to our state parks and recreation
facilities easier to all veterans.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12: S.6975/A.6645 Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism
         Parks and Recreation

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Shall take effect the one hundred and eightieth day
after it shall
have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
effective date.

S535-2013 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     535

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
    Parks and Recreation

  AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
    relation  to  access  to  state  parks  and recreational facilities by
    veterans without charge

    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 13.22 to read as follows:

    S 13.22 STATE PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY  ACCESS;  VETERANS.    1.
  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE
  SHALL PROVIDE TO VETERANS OF THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
  ACCESS  TO  ALL STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE JURIS-
  DICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY, ENTITLING SUCH VETERAN TO A
  PASS TO SUCH STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHOUT THE  CHARGE
  OF ANY ADMISSION.
    2.  THE  PASS  FOR VETERANS ACCESS SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT REGIONAL PARK
  HEADQUARTERS AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE OFFICE SHALL  DESIGNATE.  SUCH
  PASS SHALL BE ISSUED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE
  THAT  SHALL  BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE HOLDER AS A VETERAN AND SHALL
  BE VALID FOR THE LIFE OF SUCH VETERAN.
    3. THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE
  NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
  ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  imple-
  mentation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on
  or before such effective date.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02524-01-3