Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel in New York.
The bill amends the environmental conservation law to authorize the forest ranger force to establish, direct, and maintain a training program for volunteer wild land search and rescue personnel. These volunteers will assist the forest rangers in searching for lost and missing persons in wild, remote, and forested areas of the state. The program will also credential these volunteers. The bill takes effect immediately.
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