Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation or other state agency having jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility to establish a 3 year and a 5 year access fee that is valid in all state parks and recreational facilities.

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A5530A-2011 Actions

• Jun 19, 2012: substituted by s2747a
• Jun 18, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.344
• Jun 18, 2012: rules report cal.344
• Jun 18, 2012: reported
• Jun 18, 2012: reported referred to rules
• May 16, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• May 3, 2012: print number 5530a
• May 3, 2012: amend and recommit to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Apr 13, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Feb 23, 2011: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

A5530A-2011 Text

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

                                   5530--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 23, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT, McENENY, TITONE, LINARES -- read
    once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and  Sports
    Development  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts
    and Sports Development in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
    committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
    recommitted to said committee

  AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
    relation to providing for a three-year and a five-year access fee

    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 two new sections 13.18 and 13.20 to read as follows:

    S  13.18 THREE-YEAR VEHICULAR ACCESS FEE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  THE  OFFICE  OR  OTHER  STATE  AGENCY
  HAVING  JURISDICTION  OF  A  STATE  PARK  OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY SHALL
  ESTABLISH A THREE-YEAR VEHICULAR ACCESS FEE WHICH SHALL RUN  FROM  APRIL
  FIRST  OF  THE  YEAR OF ISSUANCE TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST OF THE THIRD YEAR
  FOLLOWING SUCH ISSUANCE, ENTITLING THE HOLDER  THEREOF  TO  A  PASS  FOR
  VEHICULAR  ADMISSION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FEE TO ANY STATE PARK AND RECRE-
  ATIONAL FACILITY WHICH HAS A VEHICULAR ACCESS FEE. SUCH  THREE-YEAR  FEE
  SHALL  BE  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  FEE  SCHEDULE  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
  SECTION 13.15 OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE  DIRECTOR  OF
  THE BUDGET.
    2.  THE  PASS  FOR  VEHICULAR ACCESS SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "THREE-YEAR
  EMPIRE PASSPORT". THE PASS SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT REGIONAL PARK HEADQUAR-
  TERS AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE OFFICE OR  OTHER  STATE  AGENCY  SHALL
  DESIGNATE.    SUCH PASS, HAVING AN EMBLEM OF THE BLUEBIRD THEREON, SHALL
  BE AVAILABLE IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE OFFICE.
    3. SUCH PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS SHALL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE  OWNER
  OR OPERATOR OF AN OMNIBUS OPERATED FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, UNLESS SUCH
  OMNIBUS  IS  OPERATED  BY  OR  PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH A PUBLIC OR

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00306-03-2

 A. 5530--A                          2

  PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING PERSONS  TO  OR
  FROM STATE PARKS FOR A RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
    4.    IF DEMONSTRATED THAT THE USE OF THE PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS IN
  PARTICULAR PARKS OR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IS CONTRARY  TO  THE  PUBLIC
  INTEREST,  THE OFFICE OR SUCH OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION MAY
  PROHIBIT ITS USE IN SUCH PARTICULAR PARKS OR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES  BY
  RULE OR REGULATION.
    5.    THE  OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF A STATE
  PARK OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY SHALL  PROMULGATE  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGU-
  LATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    S  13.20  FIVE-YEAR VEHICULAR ACCESS FEE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  THE  OFFICE  OR  OTHER  STATE  AGENCY
  HAVING  JURISDICTION  OF  A  STATE  PARK  OR RECREATIONAL FACILITY SHALL
  ESTABLISH A FIVE-YEAR ACCESS FEE WHICH SHALL RUN FROM APRIL FIRST OF THE
  YEAR OF ISSUANCE TO MARCH THIRTY-FIRST OF THE FIFTH YEAR FOLLOWING  SUCH
  ISSUANCE, ENTITLING THE HOLDER THEREOF TO A PASS FOR VEHICULAR ADMISSION
  WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FEE TO ANY STATE PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY WHICH
  HAS  AN  ACCESS FEE. SUCH FIVE-YEAR FEE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FEE
  SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.15 OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL
  BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
    2. THE PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS SHALL  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE  "FIVE-YEAR
  EMPIRE PASSPORT". THE PASS SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT REGIONAL PARK HEADQUAR-
  TERS  AND  SUCH  OTHER  PLACES  AS THE OFFICE OR SUCH OTHER STATE AGENCY
  SHALL DESIGNATE.  SUCH PASS, HAVING AN EMBLEM OF THE BROOK TROUT  THERE-
  ON, SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE OFFICE.
    3.  SUCH PASS FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS SHALL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE OWNER
  OR OPERATOR OF AN OMNIBUS OPERATED FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, UNLESS SUCH
  OMNIBUS IS OPERATED BY OR PURSUANT TO AN  AGREEMENT  WITH  A  PUBLIC  OR
  PRIVATE  NONPROFIT  AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING PERSONS TO OR
  FROM STATE PARKS FOR A RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
    4.  IF DEMONSTRATED THAT THE USE OF THE PASS FOR VEHICULAR  ACCESS  IN
  PARTICULAR  PARKS  OR  RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IS CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC
  INTEREST, THE OFFICE OR SUCH OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION  MAY
  PROHIBIT  ITS USE IN SUCH PARTICULAR PARKS OR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY
  RULE OR REGULATION.
    5.  THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION  OF  A  STATE
  PARK  OR  RECREATIONAL  FACILITY  SHALL  PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
  LATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.