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                                   4980
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the regis-
   tration of vessels and historic, antique and classic designations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3 of section 2251 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by section 5 of part G of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
 2009, is amended and a new subdivision 10 is added to read as follows:
   3.  Fees.  The  triennial  fee  for registration of a vessel shall be:
 twenty-two dollars and fifty cents  and  a  vessel  surcharge  of  three
 dollars  and  seventy-five  cents,  if less than sixteen feet in length;
 forty-five dollars and a vessel surcharge of twelve  dollars  and  fifty
 cents,  if sixteen feet or over but less than twenty-six feet in length;
 seventy-five dollars and a vessel  surcharge  of  eighteen  dollars  and
 seventy-five  cents, if twenty-six feet or over. THERE SHALL BE AN ADDI-
 TIONAL VESSEL SURCHARGE OF TWENTY DOLLARS FOR ALL VESSELS  THAT  HAVE  A
 HISTORIC,  ANTIQUE  OR  CLASSIC  DESIGNATION. All funds derived from the
 collection of the vessel access surcharge pursuant to  this  subdivision
 are  to be deposited in a subaccount of the "I love NY waterways" vessel
 access account established pursuant to section  ninety-seven-nn  of  the
 state finance law. The vessel access surcharge shall not be considered a
 registration  fee  for purposes of section seventy-nine-b of the naviga-
 tion law.
 Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, the  differ-
 ence  collected between the fees set forth in this subdivision in effect
 on and after September first, two thousand nine and the fees  set  forth
 in  this subdivision prior to such date shall be deposited to the credit
 of the dedicated highway and  bridge  trust  fund.  Notwithstanding  any
 inconsistent provision of this section, the difference collected between
 the  vessel  surcharge  set  forth  in this subdivision in effect on and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 after September first, two thousand nine and the  vessel  surcharge  set
 forth in this subdivision in effect prior to such date shall be deposit-
 ed to the credit of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund.
   10. HISTORIC, ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC DESIGNATION. THE OWNER OF EACH VESSEL
 REQUESTING  A  HISTORIC, ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC DESIGNATION SHALL PRESENT AN
 APPLICATION FOR SAID DESIGNATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, OR AN AGENT DESIG-
 NATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ON A FORM TO BE PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER FOR THAT PURPOSE. SUCH  APPLICATION  SHALL  CONTAIN  OR  BE
 ACCOMPANIED  BY  SUCH EVIDENCE OF THE AGE OF THE VESSEL DESCRIBED IN THE
 APPLICATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION  THE  DESIGNATION  OF "HISTORIC" SHALL INCLUDE BOATS BUILT
 PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETEEN, "ANTIQUE" SHALL INCLUDE BOATS  BUILT
 BETWEEN  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETEEN AND NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-TWO, AND
 "CLASSIC" SHALL INCLUDE BOATS BUILT BETWEEN NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-THREE
 AND NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT. IF  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  A  HISTORIC,
 ANTIQUE  OR CLASSIC DESIGNATION IS APPROVED, SAID VESSEL SHALL BE ISSUED
 A REGISTRATION NUMBER THAT INCLUDES THE YEAR OF THE BOAT  AND  A  DESIG-
 NATION STICKER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.