Senate Bill S3506

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes free use of campsites by former prisoners of war or recipients of a purple heart

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3506 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A365
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6595
2011-2012: A6013
2013-2014: A704
2017-2018: S172

2015-S3506 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes free use of public campsites, parks and other places of public recreation in the state by former prisoners of war or recipients of the purple heart.

2015-S3506 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3506

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- 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 the free use of campsites by former prisoners of war

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law, as amended by chapter 649 of the laws of 1977, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 13.19  Free use of campsites.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other  law,  any  person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee, or
ANY FORMER PRISONER OF WAR, A RECIPIENT OF  THE  PURPLE  HEART,  OR  any
veteran  of  the  wars of the United States, SUCH VETERAN who has at any
time been awarded by the federal government  an  allowance  towards  the
purchase  of  an  automobile  or  is eligible for such an award shall be
permitted to use any of the public campsites,  parks  and  other  public
places  of  recreation in this state, upon the same terms and conditions
as apply to the general public, but without the payment of any  fees  or
other  charges  for  the  use  of such campsites, parks and other public
places of recreation.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00018-01-5

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