NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5129A

Senate Bill S5129A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to creating an exemption to the snowmobile registration requirements by creating a seasonal trail pass pilot program for Canadian citizens

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 23, 2018	print number 5129a
Feb 23, 2018	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 13, 2017	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1479 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 09, 2017	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 13, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S5129A
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2017
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (2)
      
      Amedore
      
      Murphy
  Jun 5, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5129A
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2017
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Krueger
      
      excused (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2017-S5129 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8028
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2222, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A1728
2021-2022: A435
2023-2024: A1837

2017-S5129 - Summary

Relates to creating an exemption to the snowmobile registration requirements by creating a seasonal trail pass pilot program for Canadian citizens where registered Canadian snowmobilers will pay applicable fees but no additional registration materials are utilized.

2017-S5129 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5129

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to creating an exemption to the snowmobile registration
requirements by creating a seasonal trail pass pilot program for
Canadian citizens; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
upon expiration thereof

 PURPOSE :

To allow Canadian snowmobilers a quick and convenient way to ride in
New York State without having to go through the current, cumbersome
registration process.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends subdivision five of section 2222 of the vehicle and
traffic law to exempt Canadian riders from the current registration
process, but requires them to comply with a new section of law created
by this act

Section 2: Amends subdivision section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
law by adding a new subdivision, 5-a, which describes the trail pass
pilot program.

Section 3: States that the act shall take effect on the ninetieth day

after it shall become law and shall expire on January I, 2024.

Section three also authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of
Motor Vehicles to amend or repeal any regulation necessary for the
implementation of the act.

 JUSTIFICATION :

New York State draws nearly twenty-thousand out of state riders to its
world famous trails every year, generating over three-quarters of a
million dollars in revenue from the registrations these riders must
obtain. This figure is only a part of the massive economic impact
generated by these tourists, because it does not include the hotel
rooms, meals, fuel, and other purchases made by these tourists in
communities across the state. For U.S. citizens from other states a
new DMV tool has made it possible to instantly download and print a
temporary registration, wherever they are, and then head to the
trails.  However, New York State's Canadian neighbors cannot take
advantage of this process. Canadian riders must physically present
themselves at a DMV office to obtain a registration, a process that
can take several hours and might not result in the immediate issuance
of a registration. Also, DMV offices are closed on weekends, when most
Canadian tourists are likely to want to travel to New York State. As a
result, despite being so close to many of New York State's best trail
systems, very few Canadian riders are compelled to make the journey
south. In fact, of the 17,373 out of state riders that enjoyed New
York State's trails in 2015 only ninety-six of them were Canadian.

The trail pass system proposed by this act would help to reduce the
barriers to Canadian riders, making New York State a more accessible
destination. Trail passes will cost the same as state-issued
registrations, so neither the State nor snowmobile clubs will be
denied any revenue. Also, the pass will be available instantly on the
presentation of a valid Canadian registration at any departmentally
approved retailer. Canadians must present, on request, significant
proof of identity and ownership when transporting their snowmobile
across the border. There is no need to subject them to a redundant
evaluation at a DMV office. Furthermore, by making it easier for
Canadians to ride in New York State this program will increase the

economic impact of tourist-riders by increasing the number of Canadian
riders who make the journey south.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect within 90 days.

2017-S5129 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5129
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating  an
   exemption  to  the  snowmobile registration requirements by creating a
   seasonal trail pass pilot program for Canadian citizens; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5 of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   5.  Application.  The  owner of each snowmobile requiring registration
 under this section shall present an application for registration to  the
 commissioner, on a blank to be prepared and furnished by the commission-
 er for that purpose. Such application shall contain or be accompanied by
 such evidence of the ownership of the snowmobile described in the appli-
 cation  as  may  be  required  by the commissioner. WHERE THE SNOWMOBILE
 OWNER IS A CITIZEN OF CANADA, NO REGISTRATION SHALL BE REQUIRED,  BUT  A
 TRAIL  PASS  AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE-A OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 REQUIRED.
   § 2. Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. CANADIAN CITIZEN TRAIL PASS. ALL APPLICABLE FEES SHALL BE PAID TO
 RECEIVE  A TRAIL PASS. TRAIL PASS FEES SHALL BE EQUAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED
 IN SUBDIVISIONS FOUR AND FOUR-A OF THIS  SECTION,  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY
 OTHER  APPLICABLE FEES PRESCRIBED BY LAW. PASSES SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE THE
 USE OF A SNOWMOBILE OTHER THAN FOR PLEASURE, AND SHALL  REQUIRE  COMPLI-
 ANCE  WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF SNOWMOBILES
 IN NEW YORK STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10422-04-7

 S. 5129                             2
 
   (A) PASSES SHALL EXPIRE AFTER ONE YEAR, MUST BE PROMINENTLY  DISPLAYED
 ON THE COWL OF THE SNOWMOBILE AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE SNOWMOBILE IS WITHIN
 THE BORDERS OF NEW YORK STATE.
   (B)  TRAIL PASSES SHALL BE SOLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ONLY:  CLIN-
 TON, ESSEX, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HERKIMER, JEFFERSON, LEWIS, OSWEGO,  AND
 ST. LAWRENCE.
   (C)  PASSES WILL BE SOLD BY BUSINESSES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
 PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
   (D) APPLICATIONS FOR A TRAIL PASS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY VALID CANADI-
 AN REGISTRATION.
   (E) PASSES SHALL BE ISSUED WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING  THE  LAWS  AND
 REGULATIONS  OF NEW YORK STATE THAT PERTAIN TO THE SAFE AND LEGAL OPERA-
 TION OF A SNOWMOBILE WITHIN NEW YORK STATE'S BORDERS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a law and shall expire January 1, 2024 when upon such date
 the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed; provided,  however,
 that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule  or regulation by the commissioner of the department of motor vehi-
 cles that is necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effec-
 tive  date  are  authorized  to  be made and completed on or before such
 effective date.

co-Sponsors

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8028
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2222, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A1728
2021-2022: A435
2023-2024: A1837

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5129A

SPONSOR: RITCHIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to creating an exemption to the snowmobile registration
requirements by creating a seasonal trail pass pilot program for Canadi-
an citizens; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
ration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To allow Canadian snowmobilers a quick and convenient way to ride in New
York State without having to go through the current, cumbersome regis-
tration process.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision five of section 2222 of the vehicle and
traffic law to exempt Canadian riders from the current registration
process, but requires them to comply with a new section of law created
by this act

Section 2: Amends subdivision section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
law by adding a new subdivision, 5-a, which describes the trail pass
pilot program.

Section 3: States that the act shall take effect on the ninetieth day
after it shall become law and shall expire on January 1, 2025.  Section
three also authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehi-
cles to amend or repeal any regulation necessary for the implementation
of the act.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State draws nearly twenty-thousand out of state riders to its
world famous trails every year, generating over three-quarters of a
million dollars in revenue from the registrations these riders must
obtain. This figure is only a part of the massive economic impact gener-
ated by these tourists, because it does not include the hotel rooms,
meals, fuel, and other purchases made by these tourists in communities
across the state. For U.S. citizens from other states a new DMV tool has
made it possible to instantly download and print a temporary registra-
tion, wherever they are, and then head to the trails.  However, New York
State's Canadian neighbors cannot take advantage of this process. Cana-
dian riders must physically present themselves at a DMV office to obtain
a registration, a process that can take several hours and might not
result in the immediate issuance of a registration. Also, DMV offices
are closed on weekends, when most Canadian tourists are likely to want
to travel to New York State. As a result, despite being so close to many
of New York State's best trail systems, very few Canadian riders are
compelled to make the journey south. In fact, of the 17,373 out of state
riders that enjoyed New York State's trails in 2015 only ninety-six of
them were Canadian.

The trail pass system proposed by this act would help to reduce the
barriers to Canadian riders, making New York State a more accessible
destination. Trail passes will cost the same as state-issued registra-
tions, so neither the State nor snowmobile clubs will be denied any
revenue. Also, the pass will be available instantly on the presentation
of a valid Canadian registration at any departmentally approved retail-
er. Canadians must present, on request, significant proof of identity
and ownership when transporting their snowmobile across the border.
There is no need to subject them to a redundant evaluation at a DMV
office. Furthermore, by making it easier for Canadians to ride in New
York State this program will increase the economic impact of tourist-
riders by increasing the number of Canadian riders who make the journey
south.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect within 90 days.

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5129--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
   recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating  an
   exemption  to  the  snowmobile registration requirements by creating a
   seasonal trail pass pilot program for Canadian citizens; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5 of section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   5.  Application.  The  owner of each snowmobile requiring registration
 under this section shall present an application for registration to  the
 commissioner, on a blank to be prepared and furnished by the commission-
 er for that purpose. Such application shall contain or be accompanied by
 such evidence of the ownership of the snowmobile described in the appli-
 cation  as  may  be  required  by the commissioner. WHERE THE SNOWMOBILE
 OWNER IS A CITIZEN OF CANADA, NO REGISTRATION SHALL BE REQUIRED,  BUT  A
 TRAIL  PASS  AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE-A OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 REQUIRED.
   § 2. Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. CANADIAN CITIZEN TRAIL PASS. ALL APPLICABLE FEES SHALL BE PAID TO
 RECEIVE  A TRAIL PASS. TRAIL PASS FEES SHALL BE EQUAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED
 IN SUBDIVISIONS FOUR AND FOUR-A OF THIS  SECTION,  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY
 OTHER  APPLICABLE FEES PRESCRIBED BY LAW. PASSES SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE THE
 USE OF A SNOWMOBILE OTHER THAN FOR PLEASURE, AND SHALL  REQUIRE  COMPLI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10422-05-8

 S. 5129--A                          2
 
 ANCE  WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF SNOWMOBILES
 IN NEW YORK STATE.
   (A)  PASSES SHALL EXPIRE AFTER ONE YEAR, MUST BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED
 ON THE COWL OF THE SNOWMOBILE AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE SNOWMOBILE IS WITHIN
 THE BORDERS OF NEW YORK STATE.
   (B) TRAIL PASSES SHALL BE SOLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ONLY:   CLIN-
 TON,  ESSEX, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HERKIMER, JEFFERSON, LEWIS, OSWEGO, AND
 ST. LAWRENCE.
   (C) PASSES WILL BE SOLD BY BUSINESSES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
   (D) APPLICATIONS FOR A TRAIL PASS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY VALID CANADI-
 AN REGISTRATION.
   (E)  PASSES  SHALL  BE ISSUED WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LAWS AND
 REGULATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE THAT PERTAIN TO THE SAFE AND LEGAL  OPERA-
 TION OF A SNOWMOBILE WITHIN NEW YORK STATE'S BORDERS.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire January 1, 2025 when upon  such  date
 the  provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed; provided, however,
 that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule or regulation by the commissioner of the department of motor  vehi-
 cles  that is necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive date are authorized to be made and  completed  on  or  before  such
 effective date.

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Patty Ritchie

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Betty Little

2017-S5129 - Details

2017-S5129 - Summary

2017-S5129 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5129 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Betty Little

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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