New York A 11431: Provides free use of state parks for members or citizens of state or federally recognized Native American nations

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A11431 Summary:

BILL NOA11431 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02606

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SPONSORRules (Schiavoni)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L

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Provides free use of public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state for members or citizens of state or federally recognized Native American nations.

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BILL NOA11431 

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05/15/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 11431

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Schiavoni)
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and
 Sports Development

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to providing free use of state parks for members or citizens
 of state or federally recognized Native American nations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 2 vation law, as amended by chapter 616 of the laws of 2023, subdivision 2
 3 as amended by chapter 103 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 13.19 Free use of parks and campsites. 1. Notwithstanding the
 6 provisions of any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or
 7 an amputee [or], any veteran or member of a Gold Star family, or any
 8 member or citizen of a state or federally recognized Native American
 9 nation shall be permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks and
 10 other public places of recreation in this state, upon the same terms and
 11 conditions as apply to the general public, but without the payment of
 12 any fees or other charges for the use of such campsites, parks and other
 13 public places of recreation.
 14 2. For the purposes of this section (a) "veteran" shall mean a resi-
 15 dent of this state who is: (i) a veteran as such term is defined in
 16 section one of the veterans' services law; or (ii) a person who has
 17 served on active duty for the state as a member of the state organized
 18 militia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military
 19 law and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other
 20 than dishonorable; or (iii) a person who has served on active duty in
 21 the uniformed services of the United States or on active duty for the
 22 state as a member of the organized militia and has a qualifying condi-
 23 tion, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has
 24 received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such
 25 service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06940-01-5

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 1 the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad
 2 conduct or dishonorable from such service; and
 3 (b) "member of a Gold Star family" shall mean a resident of this state
 4 who is a gold star parent as defined in section twenty-six of the veter-
 5 ans' services law, the spouse or domestic partner, or the biological,
 6 step, or legally adopted minor child of a veteran whose death qualified
 7 the parent for an annuity.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 9 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 10 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 11 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 12 on or before such effective date.

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