N.Y. PAR Law § 13.16

§ 13.16 Annual vehicular access fee. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, the office or other state agency\nhaving jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility shall\nestablish an annual vehicular access fee which shall run from April\nfirst of each year to March thirty-first of the following year,\nentitling the holder thereof to a pass for vehicular admission without\nadditional fee to any state park or recreational facility which has a\nvehicular access fee. Such annual fee shall be consistent with the fee\nschedule for each particular year established pursuant to section 13.15\nof this chapter and shall be approved by the director of the budget.\n 2. The pass for vehicular access shall be available at regional park\nheadquarters and such other places as the office or such other state\nagency shall designate. Holders of such pass shall receive a decal to\nbe placed on the side window of a vehicle for purposes of\nidentification. Such decal shall have the emblem of the beaver thereon.\n 3. Such pass for vehicular access shall not be available to the owner\nor operator of an omnibus operated for a commercial purpose, unless such\nomnibus is operated by or pursuant to an agreement with a public or\nprivate nonprofit agency for the purpose of transporting persons to or\nfrom a state park for a recreational experience.\n 4. If it is demonstrated that the use of the pass for vehicular access\nin particular parks or recreational facilities is contrary to the public\ninterest, the office or such other state agency having jurisdiction, may\nprohibit its use in such particular parks or recreational facilities by\nrule or regulation.\n 5. The office or other state agency having jurisdiction shall\npromulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out\nthe provisions of this section.\n