New York A 7749: Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of trails on the Empire state trail

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A07749 Summary:

BILL NOA07749 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01467

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SPONSORKim

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3.27, Pks & Rec L

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Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of segments of trails on the Empire state trail, and provide notice of such closings to the public.

Go to top A07749 Actions:

BILL NOA07749 

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04/08/2025referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

04/30/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/27/2025reported referred to rules

05/29/2025reported 

05/29/2025rules report cal.343

05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.343

05/29/2025substituted by s1467

&nbspS01467 AMEND= SERRANO

&nbsp01/10/2025REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

&nbsp04/08/20251ST REPORT CAL.663

&nbsp04/09/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp04/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/19/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/19/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/19/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/29/2025substituted for a7749

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.343

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/16/2025VETOED MEMO.46

Go to topA07749 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT Chair:Kim 
DATE:04/30/2025AYE/NAY:17/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means KimAyeGrayAye

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ValdezAye

LasherAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

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Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

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PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

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BraunsteinAye

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BronsonAye

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TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA07749 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA07749 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7749

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- 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 establishing standards for trail closures on the Empire
 state trail

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

 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 3.27 to read as follows:
 3 § 3.27 Empire state trail. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this
 4 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Empire state trail" shall mean the Empire state trail network,
 6 including the Hudson river valley greenway, Erie canalway trail, and
 7 Champlain valley trail, marked with signage and identified on the
 8 office's website, as well as any future corridors to be included in the
 9 Empire state trail network; and
 10 (b) "Multi-use trail" shall mean a trail established pursuant to
 11 section 11-0329 of the environmental conservation law by the department
 12 of environmental conservation or established by an affiliate or subsid-
 13 iary of the department, or a county, city, town, village, or private
 14 entity for recreation and transportation use by pedestrians, bicyclists,
 15 and/or others utilizing non-