Free use of park facilities
Compiled text through Sep 15, 2021
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Sep 15, 2021
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Latest notice
- PKR-04-21-00005-A · Adopted rule · May 12, 2021
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Any resident of the State who is:
(1)a person who is blind, deaf, or nonambulatory;
(2)a person who has an amputated arm or leg;
(3)a veteran who has a disability; or
(4)a person who has a mental disability shall be entitled to receive an access pass from the office that shall provide for free use of a park facility defined in this Part upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public.
(b)Subdivision (a) of this section shall not apply to any park facility operated by a concessionaire pursuant to a license agreement with the office or the department, nor shall it be interpreted to require the waiver of any fee charged by an agent of the office or the department for services rendered to the public.
(c)The commissioner shall create a written application for a person to request an access pass, which shall be available on line on the office's public website (http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us), and at all regional park headquarters and such other places as the commissioner may designate. The commissioner shall require a physician's certification and any other proof necessary to establish the eligibility of any person to receive an access pass. No person shall be deemed eligible to receive or shall receive free use of a park facility defined in this Part prior to receiving an access pass. No person who has been issued an access pass shall make it available for use by any other person.