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SRUTHOLD, L. I., N. Y. 11971
July 3, 1974
Hon. Perry B. Duryea, Jr.
New York State Assemblyman
Assembly Chambers
The Capitol
Albany, New York 12224
Dear Mr. Duryea:
The following resolution was adopted by the
Southold Town Board at a regular meeting held on
June 24, 1975:
"RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and
he hereby is authorized to sign the necessary papers
reflecting the Southold Town Board's approval of Assembly
Bill 8558:
AN ACT to amend the parks and recreation law,
in relation to fees, charges, and maintenance
of services.
The purpose of said Bill is to prohibit the office or
state agency having jurisdiction of any state park,
recreational facility or historic site from increasing
fees for the use of such facilities or decreasing program
services or hours of operation of such facility, without
the consent of both houses of the Legislature, for a period
of one year."
Very truly yours,
Judith T. Boken
Town Clerk
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SOUTHOLD, L. I,, N. Y. 119'71
July 3, 1975
Hon. Leon E. Giuffreda
New York State Senator
Senate Chambers
The Capitol
Albany, New York 12224
Dear Mr. Giuffreda:
The following resolution was adopted by the
Southold Town Board at a regular meeting held on
June 24, 1975:
"RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and
he hereby is authorized to sign the necessary papers
reflecting the Southold Town Board!s approval of Assembly
Bill 8558:
AN ACT to amend the parks and recreation law,
in relation to fees, charges, and maintenance
of services.
The pprpose of said Bill is to prohibit the office or
state agency having jurisdiction of any state park,
recreational facility or hisotiric site from increasing
fees for the use of such facilities or decreasing program
services or hours of operation of such facility, without
the consent of both houses of the Legislature, for a period
of one year."
Very truly yours,
Judith T. Boken
Town Clerk
JUDITH T. BOKEN
OF _ERK
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SOUTHDLD, L. I,, N. Y. 119'71
July 3, 1975
Hon. James T. McFarland
New York State Senator
Senate Chambers
The Capitol
Albany, New York 12224
Dear Mr. ~cFarland:
The following resolution was adopted by the
Southold Town Board at a regular meeting held on
June 24, 1975:
"RESOLVED that Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia be and
he hereby is authorized to sign the necessary papers
reflecting the Southold Town Board's approval of Assembly
Bill 8558:
AN ACT to amend the parks and recreation law,
in relation to fees, charges, and maintenance
of services.
The purpose of said Bill is to prohibit the office or
state agency having jurisdiction of any state park,
recreational facility or historic site from increasing
fees for the use of such facilities or decreasing program
services or hours of operation of such facility, without
the consent of both houses of the Legislature, for a period
of one year."
Very truly yours,
Judith T. Boken
Town Clerk
STATE OF NEW yOR-K
IN-ASSEMBLY
June 3, 1975
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RuLEs~(at 'r~qu~'~t of Mess~s. ~ ~
Duryea, Abramson, Betros, Burns, Burrows, Caloge~o, Caputo,
Cincotta, Cochrane, C. D. Cook, D. W. Cook, Daly, D'Amato,
D'Andrea, DelliBovi, DeSMvio, DiCarlo, Dokuchitz0 Dwyer,'
Emery, Esposito, Field, Flack, Flanaga-n, Oreco, Miss Gunning,
Haley, Hanna, Harris, Hawley, Healey, Henderson, Herbst,
Hurley, Jonas, Kelleher, Lane, Lee, Levy, Lopresto, Mannix,'
Margiotta, Marshall, Mega, Il. M. Miller, Molinari, O. A. Murphy,
T. J. Murphy, O'Neil, Rappleyea~ Reilly, Riford, Roosa, Ross,
Ryan, Sears, Solomon, Stephens, Suchln, Sullivan, Taylor, Tills,
Velella, Wemple, Wertz, Zagame)--read once and referred to the
Committee on Environmental Conservation ~ ' - '
AN ACT
to ar~end the parks and recreation law~ in relation to fees,
charges, and maintenance of services -
The People of the State of New York) represented in Sendte and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
I Section 1. Section 13.15 of thd parks and recreation law is hereby
2 amended by adding thereto t~wo ~ew subdivisions, to be subdivisions
3 five and six, to read, respeetively, as follows:
4 5. Notwithstanding any prgvision o[ law' to the"~o~tiary, for~" ::~
5 period of one year from the'effective date ofthls act, neither the.offide:
6 ~or other state agency having jurisdiction of any state.park)
7 recreational facility' or historic si~e may increase 'any fee _or oiher .
~ chd~r~ for the use thereof, or for the furnishing of special servwes.
2' w!th r.e. spect thereto, qver the level of such fee or chorge in effect on
3 March~flr~t, nineteen hundred ~eventy-five. Any such fee or charge
4 ~which has been increased between March first, nineteen hundred
"5 seventy-five a~d the effective d~te hereof shall be 'returned to the
~ 6 _level in erred'on Mardhfirst, nineteen h~undred seventy-five.
7 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrdry, for a
8 l~eriod of one yearfro~ the effective~date of this act, neither the office
9 nor other state agency having jur!sdiction over any state park,
id recreational facility or historic site may make any reduction in
11 - protract, services, or hours of operation .of such park, recreational
12 fo~i?ty'or historic site from the level of such program,_ service, or
13 hours of operation, which prevailed durin'g the period of the year
14 nineteen hundred seventy-four corresponding to the present period.
~ 15 A~n~y such reduction which occurred between Mar~h first, nineteen
16 hundred seventy-five and the effective date hereof shall be rescinded
17 and the level of such pkogram, services or hours of op. eratlon restored
18 to the level required by this subdivision.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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AI,2 ACT to amend the parks and recreation
law, in relation to fees, charges,
and maintenance of services
i' '~ ' PROVI S IO}~S -
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Ad~o two new subdivision
to section 13.15 of the parks
to be r?},<=ivisions five and six,
and recreation law.
PURPOSE:
TO prohibit the office or state auency having jurisdiction
of any state park, recreational facility or historic site from
increasing fees for ~he use of such facilities or decreasing
program services or hours of operation of such facility,
without the consent of both houses of the Legislature, for a
period of one year.
for the use
sites while
facilities,
JURISDICTION:
The Governor has uni!ateraliy proposed to increase fees
of parks, recrdational facilities and historic
at %he same time decreasing services to such
6n'the pretense of closing an alleged gap in the
budget between expenditures and projected revenues. This
action is taken despite the fact that reasonable and responsible
revenue projections have shown that no gap exists. This
measure would prohibit the Governor from blackmailing the
Legislature into enacting new taxes which are in fact unnecessary.
The legislation would preserve for the average citizen who is
unable to afford private: clubs and recreational facilities, -the
use of the many and varied recreational facilities of this state
at a reasonable cost during these difficult financial times.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Non e
EFFECTIVE DATE:
In~r~edia tely