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Senate Bill S4704
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Navigation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§49, 75, 78 & 79, Nav L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all operators of mechanically propelled vessels to be 10 years of age or older and to hold a boating safety certificate; operators under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a person over such age who holds such a certificate; operators 13 years or older my operate certain vessels with small motors without being accompanied by an older person.
2011-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4704 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that children under the age of sixteen who plan to operate a mechanically propelled vessel (boating vehicle) are accompanied by an adult who possesses a boating safety certificate. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends subdivisions 1, 1-a and 3 of §49 of the Navigation Law, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by Chapter 805 of the Laws of 1992 and subdivision 1-a as added by Chapter 138 of the Laws of 1998. Adds paragraph b (i) to subdivision 1 to require operators of mechanically propelled vessels under sixteen years of age to be accompanied by a person who is sixteen years of age or older who holds a boating safety certificate. Adds paragraph b (ii) to subdivision 1 to allow operators at thirteen years of age to operate a mechanically propelled vessel if it is propelled solely by a motor of less than
2011-S4704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4704 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 1-a and 3 of section 49 of the navigation law, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by chapter 805 of the laws of 1992, subdivision 1-a as added by chapter 138 of the laws of 1998 and para- graphs a, b, c and d of subdivision 1-a as amended by chapter 248 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows: 1. No person [under the age of eighteen years] shall operate a mechan- ically propelled vessel on the navigable waters of the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties, unless: a. [the operator is accompanied therein by a person who is eighteen years of age or older, or, b.] the operator is ten years of age or older and is the holder of a boating safety certificate issued to him OR HER by the commissioner, the United States Power Squadrons [or], the United States coast guard auxil- iary[.], OR OTHER STATE OR GOVERNMENT; AND B. IF SUCH OPERATOR IS UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE: (I) HE OR SHE IS ACCOMPANIED ABOARD SUCH VESSEL BY A PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO HOLDS SUCH A BOATING SAFETY CERTIF- ICATE; OR (II) HE OR SHE IS AT LEAST THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND IS OPERATING A VESSEL: (A) PROPELLED SOLELY BY A MOTOR OF LESS THAN ONE HORSEPOWER OR A TWELVE VOLT ELECTRIC TROLLING MOTOR, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10904-01-1
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