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                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, McLAUGHLIN, CROUCH, STEC, BUTLER --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   authorizing special access to hunting and  fishing  grounds  on  state
   land for handicapped individuals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0115 to read as follows:
 § 11-0115. HANDICAPPED  ACCESS  FOR HUNTING AND FISHING GROUNDS ON STATE
              LAND.
   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AUTHORIZING
 SPECIAL  ACCESS  TO HUNTING AND FISHING GROUNDS ON STATE LANDS FOR INDI-
 VIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN ISSUED HANDICAPPED  PARKING  PERMITS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  TWELVE  HUNDRED  THREE-A  OF  THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  ALLOWING
 ACCESS  TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED HUNTING AND FISHING GROUNDS ON STATE LANDS
 BY ATV AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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