Assembly Bill A7861

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to regulation of geological man-made mechanical boat attractions

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A7861 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7584
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §870-c, Lab L; amd §§1.03 & 13.13, Pks & Rec L

2023-A7861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of geological man-made mechanical boat attractions on man-made waterways, tunnels and lakes by the office of parks, recreation and historical preservation.

2023-A7861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7861
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law and the parks, recreation and historic
   preservation law, in relation to  regulation  of  geological  man-made
   mechanical boat attractions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 870-c of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 643 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
   2. "Amusement park" means a tract or area used principally as a perma-
 nent location for amusement devices or structures. SUCH TERM  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE  GEOLOGICAL  MAN-MADE  MECHANICAL BOAT ATTRACTIONS AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 1.03 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
   § 2. Section 1.03 of the parks, recreation and  historic  preservation
 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19.  "GEOLOGICAL  MAN-MADE  MECHANICAL BOAT ATTRACTION" MEANS A DEVICE
 USED ON MAN-MADE WATERWAYS, MAN-MADE TUNNELS AND MAN-MADE LAKES FOR  THE
 TRANSPORT OF PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENTERTAINMENT.
   §  3. Section 13.13 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
 law, as amended by chapter 528 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   § 13.13 Regulation of boating and water sports. Except when prohibited
 by the laws of the United States, the commissioner or other state agency
 may,  by  rule  or  regulation, regulate water sports and the operation,
 speed and mooring of boats in or upon any waters  or  waterways  in  the
 reservations  and  parks  under  the  jurisdiction of the office or such
 state agency. Such rules and regulations shall also apply to any  waters
 offshore from any bathing beach within the jurisdiction of the office or
 such state agency, and to any waters offshore of Jones Beach state park,
 Robert Moses state park and Orient Beach state park, but not to exceed a
 distance of one thousand feet from the shore line. Any regulation of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11821-01-3

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