Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to preserve and maintain state historic sites that are closed for more than a month. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Creates the New York state amateur sports development advisory council to advise the department of economic development on the coordination and promotion of amateur sports and to link such events to tourism promotion. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires that persons operating a vessel be obedient to law enforcement vessels displaying a flashing, revolving or oscillating blue light. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides that the office of parks, recreation & historic preservation or any other agency setting fees for the use of overnight camping facilities shall set such rate at five dollars for residents of the state 65 years of age or over for the use of such facilities. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure to public access of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Establishes a task force to improve theatrical show safety. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Establishes the county historian for the county of Niagara and the local historian for any city, town or village located within the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of such county, city, town or village. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires a report on the impact of all-terrain vehicles and motorized recreation vehicles. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides that a person who is a veteran of the wars of the United States be permitted to use any of the state park golf courses in this state without the payment of any fees or other charges for the use of such state park golf courses. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides free use of state parks for residents of this state age 62 or older, including on weekends and public holidays. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany State Park. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Relates to broadcasting of professional sporting events of publicly funded stadiums. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Enacts the "Niagara parks reinvestment act"; requires fifty percent of parking revenue generated at state parks in the county of Niagara to be deposited in the Niagara parks reinvestment fund; establishes the Niagara parks reinvestment fund. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens aged sixty two and older. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides that for any appropriation of state moneys made to an athletic sports team or sports organization in the state of New York, the state shall make an equal appropriation of state money matching such appropriation to a comparable sports team of the opposite sex. / Sponsor: DUANE Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Authorizes Westchester county to require that local marinas provide for the handling and disposal of sewage from watercraft holding tanks; directs the department of environmental conservation to request, from the federal environmental protection agency, a "no-discharge zone" designation of waters within the marine jurisdictional boundaries of Westchester county. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Establishes the Nissequogue River state park. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Grants recognized veterans' organization free use of pavilions at state parks, other state recreational facilities, and historic sites. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Relates to restrictions on the use and sale of jet skis. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to acquire the mineral interests under all land acquired or received by the state for the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, unless the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation finds that the land is of great significance and importance to the state. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION