N.Y. PAR Law § 13.18

§ 13.18 Three-year 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 a three-year vehicular access fee which shall run from April\nfirst of the year of issuance to March thirty-first of the third year\nfollowing such issuance, entitling the holder thereof to a pass for\nvehicular admission without additional fee to any state park and\nrecreational facility which has a vehicular access fee. Such three-year\nfee shall be consistent with the fee schedule established pursuant to\nsection 13.15 of this article and shall be approved by the director of\nthe budget.\n 2. The pass for vehicular access shall be known as the "Three-Year\nEmpire Passport". The pass shall be available at regional park\nheadquarters and such other places as the office or other state agency\nshall designate. Such pass, having an emblem of the bluebird thereon,\nshall be available in a form prescribed by the office.\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 state parks for a recreational experience.\n 4. If demonstrated that the use of the pass for vehicular access in\nparticular 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 of a state\npark or recreational facility shall promulgate such rules and\nregulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this\nsection.\n