Assembly Bill A7047

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides free use of state parks for veterans and the surviving spouses or domestic partners of those killed in combat

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  • 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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2017-A7047 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.22, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6451
2011-2012: A7383, A7575
2013-2014: A1840, A8681
2015-2016: A3154

2017-A7047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free use of state parks for veterans and the surviving spouses or domestic partners of those killed in combat.

2017-A7047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7047
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, HOOPER, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of  A.  McDONOUGH, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to providing free use of state parks for veterans and surviv-
   ing spouses or domestic partners of those killed in combat
 
   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:
   §  13.22  FREE  USE OF STATE PARKS.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF
 ANY OTHER LAW, ANY PERSON WHO IS A  RESIDENT  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE,  WHO
 SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING A TIME OF WAR, AS
 DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTY-FIVE OF
 THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW OR THE SURVIVING SPOUSE  OR  DOMESTIC  PARTNER  OF
 DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WERE KILLED IN COMBAT OR DUTY SUBJECT TO
 HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER, AS DEFINED IN 37 USC § 310(A)(4), SHALL
 BE  PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE STATE PARKS 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 STATE PARKS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 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.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09191-01-7

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