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S FO

R LI

FETI

ME

LIBE

RTY

PASS

USE

The L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass (

“Pas

s”) is

the p

ropert

y of th

e Stat

e of N

ew Yo

rk an

d mus

t be r

eturne

d upo

n our

reque

st. It

is is

sued

as a

perso

nal

bene

fit, pr

ovidi

ng fre

e or d

iscou

nted f

acility

use f

or the

pass

holde

r only

.

If it is

misu

sed o

r if th

e pas

s hold

er is

found

not to

mee

t the L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass q

ualific

ation

s, it w

ill be r

evok

ed. U

pon a

susp

ected

viola

tion,

the

pass

will b

e con

fisca

ted an

d all p

rivileg

es su

spen

ded.

Follo

wing

a rev

iew, th

e pas

s may

be pe

rman

ently

revo

ked a

nd al

l futur

e Life

time L

iberty

Pa

ss pr

ivileg

es m

ay be

denie

d.

LIF

ETIM

E L

IBE

RTY

PA

SS

RE

GU

LA

TIO

NS

1. Th

e pas

s mus

t be p

resen

ted by

the p

ass h

older

on ea

ch oc

casio

n the

pass

is ap

plied

towa

rd a f

ee w

aiver.

The

pass

holde

r will b

e req

uired

to

sign a

n offic

ial rec

ord sh

eet a

nd m

ay al

so be

requ

ired t

o pres

ent o

ther p

hoto

and/

or Ne

w Yo

rk St

ate re

siden

cy id

entifi

catio

n and

to ve

rify

their d

isabil

ity.2.

The p

ass h

older

must

comp

ly wi

th all

terms

and c

ondit

ions o

f use

of N

ew Yo

rk St

ate P

ark fa

cilitie

s.3.

The p

ass m

ay no

t be u

sed b

y any

perso

n exc

ept th

e pers

on to

who

m it w

as is

sued

, exc

ept w

hen t

he pa

ymen

t of a

sing

le fee

ordin

arily

includ

es ot

her p

eople

(e.g.

vehic

le us

e cha

rges f

or a c

arloa

d of p

asse

ngers

, or re

ntal o

f a ca

mpsit

e or a

cabin

whic

h will a

ccom

moda

te se

veral

perso

ns).

4. Th

e pas

s may

not b

e alte

red in

any w

ay.

5. Th

e pas

s hold

er ma

y not

obtai

n a gr

een f

ee tic

ket to

sell t

o ano

ther p

erson

.

WH

AT T

HE

LIF

ETIM

E L

IBE

RTY

PA

SS

IN

CLU

DE

STh

e pas

s is v

alid on

any d

ay at

facili

ties o

perat

ed by

the N

ew Yo

rk St

ate O

ffice o

f Park

s, Re

creati

on an

d Hist

oric P

reserv

ation

and t

he N

ew Yo

rk St

ate D

epart

ment

of En

viron

menta

l Con

serva

tion a

nd en

titles

the p

ass h

older

to:1.

free e

ntran

ce of

a pe

rsona

l veh

icle (c

ar or

van)

2. fre

e entr

ance

to st

ate hi

storic

sites

and a

rbore

tums

3. dis

coun

ted ca

mpsit

e and

cabin

renta

l; see

“Cam

ping a

nd C

abin

Rese

rvatio

n/Reg

istrat

ion P

olicie

s” se

ction

of th

ese G

uidelin

es4.

free t

ransie

nt ma

rina d

ocka

ge (d

iscou

nted a

t Mills

Norr

ie St

ate P

ark) e

xcep

t whe

n the

slip

is ren

ted at

the s

ame t

ime a

s the

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility

5. fre

e swi

mming

, tenn

is, cr

oss-c

ountr

y skiin

g and

gree

ns fe

es

W

HAT T

HE

LIF

ETIM

E L

IBE

RTY

PA

SS

DO

ES

NO

T IN

CLU

DE

1. ca

mpsit

e, ca

bin an

d mari

na re

serva

tion,

regist

ration

, can

cellat

ion, re

serva

tion c

hang

e and

refun

d fee

s 2.

fees f

or ad

dition

al ve

hicles

at a

camp

site o

r cab

in3.

cabin

renta

ls in

the P

alisad

es R

egion

(Seb

ago C

abin

Camp

in H

arrim

an S

tate P

ark)

4. ho

use o

r real

estat

e ren

tals a

nd an

y vac

ation

renta

ls/ful

l serv

ice co

ttage

overn

ight a

ccom

moda

tions

5. bu

s adm

ission

6. gro

up ca

mping

, picn

ic sh

elters

and o

ther g

roup a

ctivit

ies7.

cabin

fees

/amen

ities:

water

, bath

room,

living

room

, bed

rooms

, hea

t, porc

h, pr

ime c

ondit

ion or

loca

tion

8. ca

mpsit

e fee

s and

mari

na/am

enitie

s: fla

gship

, elec

tric, w

eeke

nd/ho

liday

fee,

water

front

(lake

or oc

ean),

prim

e site

, plat

form,

full h

ook-u

p,

firewo

od an

d othe

r con

suma

bles

9. en

tranc

e to p

erform

ing ar

ts pro

grams

10.

seas

onal

boat

slip re

ntals

11.

equip

ment

rental

s inc

luding

, but

not li

mited

to, g

olf ca

rts, g

olf cl

ubs,

boats

, bea

ch um

brellas

, cha

irs, to

wels,

swim

suits

, lock

ers, s

kis an

d sk

ates

12.

spec

ial am

enitie

s inc

luding

, but

not li

mited

to, p

ay sh

owers

, sec

urity

depo

sits a

nd ch

eckin

g of v

aluab

les13

. an

y acti

vity o

perat

ed by

a pr

ivate

conc

ern un

der c

ontra

ct wi

th the

state

inclu

ding,

but n

ot lim

ited t

o, foo

d serv

ice, in

ns, g

olf co

urse p

ro sh

ops,

marin

as, s

ki co

nces

sions

, etc.

14.

entitl

emen

t to pa

rk in

parki

ng ar

eas d

esign

ated f

or pe

ople

with

disab

ilities

15.

entitl

emen

t to ac

cess

ible c

abins

and c

amps

ites (

it is t

he re

spon

sibility

of th

e pas

s hold

er to

reque

st the

se ac

comm

odati

ons)

16.

trans

ient m

arina

dock

age w

hen t

he sl

ip is

rented

at th

e sam

e tim

e as a

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility

17.

perm

it fee

s

C

AM

PIN

G A

ND

CA

BIN

RE

SE

RVATIO

N/R

EG

ISTR

ATIO

N P

OLIC

IES

All in

forma

tion f

ound

in th

e curr

ent “

New

York

Camp

ing G

uide”

appli

es to

Pas

s hold

ers. T

he fo

llowi

ng ad

dition

al pro

cedu

res, a

long w

ith al

l “G

uidelin

es fo

r Life

time L

iberty

Pas

s Use

” also

apply

:

1. A

camp

site o

r cab

in for

a Lif

etime

Libe

rty P

ass h

older

unde

r the a

ge of

18 (2

1 at s

ome p

arks)

must

be re

nted i

n the

name

of th

e Pas

s hold

er.

Th

e perm

it mus

t be s

igned

by a

site o

ccup

ant 1

8 yea

rs of

age o

r olde

r (21 a

t som

e park

s).2.

At th

e park

, the P

ass h

older

must

prese

nt the

valid

Lifet

ime L

iberty

Pas

s befo

re an

d afte

r the s

tay an

d may

be re

quire

d to p

resen

t othe

r

id

entifi

catio

n for

valid

ation

purp

oses

. The

Pas

s hold

er sh

ould

verify

that

the P

ass h

older'

s nam

e and

ID nu

mber

are in

dicate

d on t

he

camp

ing pe

rmit.

If a L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass i

s use

d duri

ng th

e res

ervati

on pr

oces

s and

is no

t pres

ented

at th

e park

, full fe

es w

ill rem

ain an

d no

re

fund w

ill be i

nitiat

ed.

3. Fo

r cab

ins an

d cam

psite

s, the

full fe

e, inc

luding

amen

ities,

must

be pa

id alo

ng w

ith th

e non

-refun

dable

rese

rvatio

n fee

at th

e tim

e of

reserv

ation

. At th

e end

of th

e cam

ping s

tay, th

e Pas

s hold

er mu

st ap

ply fo

r a re

fund a

t the r

egist

ration

point

. 4.

The n

on-re

funda

ble re

gistra

tion f

ee m

ust b

e paid

at th

e tim

e of re

gistra

tion b

y a P

ass h

older

witho

ut a r

eserv

ation

.5.

The P

ass h

older

may n

ot us

e the

pass

to re

serve

or re

nt a c

abin

or ca

mpsit

e tha

t he o

r she

does

not o

ccup

y. Th

e Pas

s hold

er mu

st oc

cupy

the ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

durin

g the

entire

perm

it peri

od pu

rsuan

t to ge

neral

camp

ing re

gulat

ions

6. If a

Pas

s hold

er lea

ves e

arly,

the "e

arly-o

ut" fe

es sh

all be

asse

ssed

at th

e reg

ular c

amps

ite/ca

bin ra

te for

the n

ights

not s

tayed

. For

the ni

ghts

staye

d, the

Acc

ess P

ass r

ate w

ill app

ly for

refun

d purp

oses

. If a

Pas

s hold

er ca

ncels

the r

eserv

ation

with

in 8 d

ays o

f the s

ched

uled a

rrival,

the fu

ll valu

e of o

ne ni

ght's

stay

will b

e ass

esse

d alon

g with

the o

rdina

ry ca

ncella

tion f

ee.

7. W

hen r

entin

g a tra

nsien

t mari

na sl

ip at

the sa

me tim

e as r

entin

g a ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

in tha

t facili

ty, th

e tran

sient

marin

a slip

is co

nside

red

an

amen

ity th

at is

purch

ased

at th

e fac

ility an

d is n

ot inc

luded

as a

Lifeti

me Li

berty

Pas

s ben

efit. R

ates m

ay va

ry at

individ

ual fa

cilitie

s.8.

Any L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass h

older

evict

ed fro

m the

camp

groun

d will n

ot rec

eive t

he di

scou

nt.

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