Relates to boating liability insurance rates; allows for a schedule of rates or rating plan for boat liability insurance submitted to the superintendent to provide for an actuarially appropriate reduction in premium charges for any insured who completed a boat safety course approved by the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation. /
Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee: INSURANCE

Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to accept title to the Portageville railroad bridge and convert such bridge into a pedestrian bridge. /
Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Directs the Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to provide Empire Passports to the families of reservists and members of the National Guard, whose qualified service commenced on or after September eleventh two thousand and one. /
Sponsor: GRIFFO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Establishes a historic preservation revolving loan program, within the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, to provide interest free loans to municipalities for historic preservation projects. /
Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: FINANCE

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes the urban open space program fund; makes an appropriation of 10 million dollars; purpose of the program is to provide for the acquisition, creation, establishment, expansion, improvement, conservation and protection of open space areas in cities for the purpose of enhancing the urban environment, and thereby promoting the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state in a variety of ways, such as reduction of air and noise pollution, modification of extremes of temperature (resulting in the reduction of energy expended to heat/cool buildings/homes), assisting watershed management, providing habitats for desirable urban vegetation and wildlife, provision of shade, preservation of natural resources, enhancement of real estate values and beautification of urban areas throughout the state. /
Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: FINANCE

Requires all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate; requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of motor vehicles, to conduct a twenty-four month focused public information session campaign to make the public aware of changes to the boating safety certificate requirements. /
Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: RULES

Directs the DEC and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a 3 year hiking trail safety pilot program. /
Sponsor: Lopez P Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Designates certain park lands located in the county of Nassau as the Angelo D. Roncallo Memorial Preserve and provides that said preserve shall be suitably marked in a manner to be prescribed by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. /
Sponsor: Saladino Committee: RULES

Designates certain park lands located in the county of Nassau as the Angelo D. Roncallo Memorial Preserve and provides that said preserve shall be suitably marked in a manner to be prescribed by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. /
Sponsor: Saladino Committee: RULES

Authorizes office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to lease and license the use of buildings and facilities within Knox Farm state park. /
Sponsor: RULES COM Markey Committee: RULES

Requires all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate; requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of motor vehicles, to conduct a twenty-four month focused public information session campaign to make the public aware of changes to the boating safety certificate requirements. /
Sponsor: RULES COM Weisenberg Committee: TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Provides a tax abatement of 10% for landowners allowing snowmobiling on such land; such abatement limited to those parcels crossed by a trail which is maintained by a county, city, town or village as a part of a system of trails and eligible for aid pursuant to the parks, recreation and historic preservation law. /
Sponsor: Destito Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Adds "park grounds and playgrounds" to statute currently providing increased penalties for sale of controlled substances to certain persons if occurs on or within 1,000 feet of school grounds; provides "park ground or playgrounds" means in, or within any building or structure or any fields, lands or grounds owned, leased or maintained by the state, any agency or municipality thereof, etc., for the purposes of recreation or leisure. /
Sponsor: Lentol Committee: CODES

Creates the people's history project within the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation to foster the recognition of heretofore overlooked personages, sites, and events of historical significance; provides for the establishment of a committee to pass on nominations made by the citizens of this state for the inclusion of personages, sites, and events in the project; provides for publication of a brochure thereof; provides for education in the schools on this subject. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

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: Gabryszak Committee: TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

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: Dinowitz Committee: AGING

Authorizes cities with a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more to impose an additional twenty-five cent fee upon the ticket price of four dollars or more for any sporting event held within such city; moneys collected shall be used for sport and recreation programs in such cities; creates a NYC sports and recreation advisory committee to determine how the money shall be spent in NYC; outside NYC the respective school boards shall administer funds. /
Sponsor: Perry Committee: TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to cooperate with municipalities in establishing adopt-a-park programs; municipalities may enter into agreements with volunteer groups for provision of services. /
Sponsor: Schimminger Committee: CODES

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to cooperate with municipalities in establishing adopt-a-park programs; municipalities may enter into agreements with volunteer groups for provision of services. /
Sponsor: Schimminger Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to cooperate with municipalities in establishing adopt-a-park programs; municipalities may enter into agreements with volunteer groups for provision of services. /
Sponsor: Schimminger Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION