BILL NUMBER: S2037
SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to providing free use of state parks for volunteer firefighters
and volunteer ambulance personnel
 
PURPOSE:
To provide free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer fire-
fighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 13.19 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, as
amended by Chapter 649 of the Laws of 1977, is amended by adding free
use of parks and campsites; or any person who is a resident of New York
State and serves as an active volunteer firefighter, as defined in
section two hundred fifteen of the general municipal law, or as an
enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service pursuant to article
thirty of the public health law.
 
JUSTIFICATION:.
To encourage and reward individuals to become volunteer firefighters and
volunteer ambulance personnel by giving them free use of state parks and
campgrounds.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S. 655/A.4401 of 2023/2024; Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks
and Recreation
S. 3190 of 2021/2022; Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and
Recreation
S. 276 of 2019/2020; Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and
Recreation
S. 401 of 2016/2017 Referred to Cultural Affairs
S.4826/A.6944 (2013-14); Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks
and Recreation
S. 3116/A. 3603 of 2015/2016; Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
Parks and Recreation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one-hundred-twentieth day after it
shall have become a law.