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                                   10672
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 12, 2022
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 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Walczyk) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and
   Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, the
   vehicle  and traffic law and the state finance law, in relation to the
   creation of an ATV trail fund

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent and purpose. In order to best organize
 and sustain an environmentally sensitive statewide system of trails  for
 all  terrain vehicles, the legislature hereby creates an ATV trail fund.
 The control and supervision of the trail fund shall be maintained by the
 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation upon  consultation
 with  the  department  of  environmental conservation. The trail fund is
 created for the purpose of  designating  state,  municipal  and  private
 lands as part of a statewide network of ATV trails. Fees obtained by the
 office  of  parks,  recreation and historic preservation for the mainte-
 nance of  the  trail  fund  shall  be  divided  between  administration,
 enforcement, education and remediation and maintenance, construction and
 development  of  the  statewide trail system.  It is the purpose of this
 act to promote the safe and proper  use  of  all  terrain  vehicles  for
 recreation  and  commerce  in  this  state  by encouraging their use and
 development, while minimizing detrimental effects of such use  upon  the
 environment.
   § 2. The title heading of title D of the parks, recreation and histor-
 ic  preservation  law  is  amended and a new article 26 is added to such
 title to read as follows:
                              SNOWMOBILES AND
                           ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
                                ARTICLE 26
                      ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAIL FUND
 SECTION 26.01 TRAIL PLAN.
         26.03 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06253-01-1
              

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   § 26.01 TRAIL PLAN. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A STATEWIDE  ALL-TER-
 RAIN  VEHICLE  TRAIL PLAN PROVIDING FOR RECREATIONAL USE OF "ALL TERRAIN
 VEHICLES" OR "ATVS" ON PERMITTED  STATE  AND  MUNICIPAL  LANDS  AND  ATV
 DESIGNATED  TRAILS  ON PRIVATE LANDS TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF
 ATV  TRAILS.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE, "ATV" MEANS AN ALL TERRAIN
 VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE VEHI-
 CLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 26.03 RULES AND REGULATIONS.  1.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROMULGATE
 REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  USE OF ATVS WITH A VIEW TOWARDS ACHIEVING MAXIMUM
 USE OF ATVS AND MINIMIZING THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT THEREOF UPON THE ENVI-
 RONMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  PROHIBIT  THE  DEPARTMENT  FROM
 AUTHORIZING  OTHER ATV USE ON STATE OWNED LANDS.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO AND INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED
 TO THE FOLLOWING:
   A.  USE  OF  ATVS  INSOFAR  AS FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND NATURAL
 RESOURCES OF THE STATE.
   B. USE OF ATVS ON PUBLIC LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF  THE  DEPART-
 MENT,  PROVIDING  FOR  INCORPORATING RECREATIONAL AND SPORTSMAN USE INTO
 UMPS DEVELOPED FOR SUCH LANDS.
   C. UNIFORM SIGNS OR MARKERS.
   D. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY  OR  THEREIN  OCCA-
 SIONED BY THE USE OF ATVS.
   E.  ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE ATV INFORMATION AND SAFETY EDUCA-
 TION AND TRAINING PROGRAM, INCLUDING PROVISION FOR THE ISSUANCE  OF  ATV
 OPERATION  AND  SAFETY  CERTIFICATES  FOR  OPERATION OF ATVS BY YOUTHFUL
 OPERATORS AND ADULT OPERATORS WITHOUT A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE.
   F. REQUIREMENTS THAT NEW CONNECTOR TRAILS MUST COMPLY WITH STATE  LAWS
 AND REGULATIONS AND, WHERE APPLICABLE FOR STATE-OWNED LANDS, COMPLY WITH
 A  UNIT  MANAGEMENT  PLAN AND BE SUBJECT TO FULL PUBLIC REVIEW AND HEAR-
 INGS.
   G. REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF ATV  USE  ON
 OTHER  PUBLIC LANDS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESS-
 MENTS AS PRESCRIBED BY 6 NYCRR PART 617, AND PARAGRAPH B OF  SUBDIVISION
 ONE  AND  PARAGRAPH  M  OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 3-0301 AND SECTION
 8-0113 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   H. PROVISIONS FOR CURRENT TRAILS AND TRAILS  PENDING  APPROVAL  ON  OR
 BEFORE  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS ARTICLE ARE PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY
 AND NOTHING SHALL RESTRICT THE USE OF COMMISSIONER  POLICY  THREE  (CP3)
 PERMITS  ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ON THESE
 TRAILS.
   I. PROVISIONS PROHIBITING THE USE OF ATVS ON STATE OWNED LANDS CLASSI-
 FIED AS THE FOLLOWING: ALBANY PINE BUSH, LONG ISLAND  PINE  BARRENS,  OR
 LAND  OR  WATER  CLASSIFIED AS PRIMITIVE OR CANOE PURSUANT TO THE MASTER
 PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT OF STATE LAND.
   2. OPERATION BY YOUTHFUL OPERATORS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
   A. PERSONS BETWEEN TEN AND FOURTEEN YEARS OLD MUST HOLD A VALID SAFETY
 CERTIFICATE AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
   B. PERSONS BETWEEN FIFTEEN AND EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD MUST  HOLD  A  VALID
 SAFETY CERTIFICATE OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 2282 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by chapter 402 of the laws  of  1986,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Except  as  hereinafter  provided, no person shall operate any ATV
 within the state ON LANDS OTHER THAN THOSE PRIVATELY OWNED  BY  THE  ATV
 OWNER  unless  such  ATV  has been registered and numbered in accordance
 with the provisions of this article, and  the  registration  number  for
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 such  ATV  is  in  full force and effect and displayed as provided under
 this article and regulations promulgated thereunder.
   §  4.  The  closing  paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 2282 of the
 vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED and a new paragraph (h) is added  to
 read as follows:
   (H)  FEES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO
 THE ATV TRAIL FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-II OF THE
 STATE FINANCE LAW, AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED  IN  SUCH
 SECTION.
   § 5. Subdivision 12 of section 2282 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 671 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   12.  Out of state ATV registration. (A) The registration provisions of
 this article shall not apply to non-resident owners who have  registered
 their ATVs in compliance with the registration and licensing laws of the
 state, province, district or country of residence, provided that the ATV
 is  appropriately identified in accordance with the laws of the state of
 residence. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to a resi-
 dent of another state, province, district or country which does not have
 an ATV registration and identification law. Nothing in this  subdivision
 shall be construed to authorize the operation of any ATV contrary to the
 provisions of this article.
   (B)  NON-RESIDENT  OWNERS WHO HAVE REGISTERED THEIR ATVS IN COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING LAWS OF A JURISDICTION  OUT  OF  THE
 STATE, OR WHO RESIDE IN A JURISDICTION WHICH DOES NOT HAVE AN ATV REGIS-
 TRATION  AND  IDENTIFICATION LAW, SHALL PAY AN ANNUAL FEE, EQUAL TO THAT
 PROVIDED FOR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
 SECTION  TO  LAWFULLY  OPERATE SUCH ATV IN THE STATE ON LANDS OTHER THAN
 THOSE PRIVATELY OWNED BY THE ATV OWNER.
   § 6. Section 2404 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by  chapter
 402  of the laws of 1986, paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 and subdivision
 3 as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2005, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   § 2404. Operating rules. 1. No person shall operate an ATV:
   (a)  at  a  rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under
 the conditions and having regard to the  actual  and  potential  hazards
 then existing OR FASTER THAN FIFTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR;
   (b)  in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to unreasonably
 endanger the person or property of another or  cause  injury  or  damage
 thereto;
   (c) on the tracks or right-of-way of an operating railroad;
   (d)  in  any  tree  nursery  or  planting  in a manner that damages or
 destroys growing stock, or creates a substantial risk thereto;
   (e) while pulling a person on skis or  drawing  or  towing  a  sleigh,
 sled, toboggan, inflatable device or trailer which carries or transports
 any person unless attached by a rigid support, connection or towbar;
   (f) on the frozen surface of public waters: within one hundred feet of
 any  person  other  than a person riding on an ATV except at the minimum
 speed required to maintain forward movement of the ATV, nor  within  one
 hundred  feet of a fishing shanty or shelter except at the minimum speed
 required to maintain forward movement of the ATV nor on  an  area  which
 has  been cleared of snow for skating purposes unless the area is neces-
 sary for access to the public water;
   (g) within one hundred feet of a dwelling  between  midnight  and  six
 a.m., at a speed greater than minimum required to maintain forward move-
 ment of the ATV;
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   (h)  on  public  lands, other than highways, or on private property of
 another while in an intoxicated condition  or  under  the  influence  of
 narcotics or drugs;
   (I) ON PRIVATE LANDS UNLESS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED; OR
   (J) WHILE FAILING OR REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
   2. The operator of an ATV shall:
   (a)  stop  and  yield  to  an  authorized ambulance, civil defense, or
 police ATV or police vehicle being operated as an emergency vehicle  and
 approaching from any direction;
   (b) comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or
 other person duly empowered to enforce the laws relating to ATVs;
   (C) KEEP THE ATV LIGHTS ON BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE;
   (D) WEAR A HELMET;
   (E)  COMPLY  WITH  THE  RULES OF THE ROAD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 ADHERENCE TO SIGNAGE, POSTED SPEED LIMITS, TRAVELING ON THE  RIGHT  EDGE
 OF THE PAVED/ROAD SURFACE AND RIDING SINGLE FILE.
   3. [No person shall ride on or in a sleigh, sled, toboggan, inflatable
 device  or  trailer  which  is  being  towed or trailed by an ATV unless
 attached by a rigid support, connection or towbar.
   4. A person operating an ATV shall ride only upon  the  permanent  and
 regular  seat  attached  thereto,  and such operator shall not carry any
 other person nor shall any other person ride on an ATV unless  such  ATV
 is  designed  to  carry more than one person, in which event a passenger
 may ride upon the  permanent  and  regular  seat  if  designed  for  two
 persons,  or upon another seat firmly attached to the ATV at the rear or
 side of the operator.
   5.] For the purposes of title seven of this chapter, an ATV shall be a
 motor vehicle and the provisions of such title shall  be  applicable  to
 ATVs.
   [6.]  4.  Local laws and ordinances. Nothing contained in this article
 shall be deemed to limit the  authority  of  a  county,  city,  town  or
 village from adopting or amending a local law or ordinance which imposes
 stricter  restrictions  and conditions on the operation of ATVs than are
 provided or authorized by this section so long  as  such  local  law  or
 ordinance  is  consistent  with  its  authority  to  protect  the order,
 conduct, health, safety and general welfare of persons or property.
   § 7. Section 2411 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by  chapter
 402 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2411. 1.  Liability  for  negligence.  Negligence in the use [of] OR
 operation of an ATV shall be attributable to the owner. Every  owner  of
 an ATV USED OR OPERATED IN THIS STATE ON LANDS OTHER THAN THOSE PRIVATE-
 LY  OWNED BY THE ATV OWNER MUST BE INSURED. OWNERS OF ATVS used or oper-
 ated in this state shall be liable and responsible for death  or  injury
 to  [person]  PERSONS or damage to property resulting from negligence in
 the use or operation of such ATV [by any person using or  operating  the
 same  with  the permission, express or implied, of such owner, provided,
 however, that such operator's negligence shall not be attributed to  the
 owner as to any claim or cause of action accruing to the operator or his
 legal representative for such injuries or death].
   2.  DUTIES  OF ATV OWNERS AND OPERATORS. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT DRIVING
 AN ATV IS A VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS. IT  SHALL  BE  THE
 DUTY OF ATV OWNERS AND OPERATORS:
   (A) TO KEEP THEIR ATVS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.
   (B)  TO  FOLLOW  ANY  AND ALL OTHER RULES OF CONDUCT AS ARE PRESCRIBED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 26.03 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC  PRESER-
 VATION LAW.
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   (C) NOT TO OPERATE AN ATV IN ANY AREA NOT DESIGNATED FOR DRIVING ATVS.
   (D) NOT TO OPERATE AN ATV BEYOND THE CONDITIONS THAT LIMIT SPEED.
   (E) TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH RULES OF THE TRAIL.
   (F) NOT TO LEAVE THE SCENE OF ANY ACCIDENT RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJU-
 RY OR DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY BEYOND THE TRAIL.
   § 8. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ii to
 read as follows:
   §  99-II.  ATV TRAIL FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT
 CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC  PRESERVA-
 TION AND THE COMPTROLLER A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ATV TRAIL FUND".
   2.  THE  ATV  TRAIL FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEYS APPROPRIATED THERETO,
 AND FUNDS TRANSFERRED FROM  ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR  SOURCE  INCLUDING  THE
 PAYMENT OF FEES PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   3.  TEN PERCENT OF ALL MONEYS IN THE ATV TRAIL FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE
 FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS  OF  ADMINISTERING  SUCH  FUND.  FORTY-FIVE
 PERCENT  OF ALL MONEYS IN THE ATV TRAIL FUND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR
 THE MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  STATEWIDE  TRAIL
 SYSTEM.  FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL MONEYS IN THE ATV TRAIL FUND SHALL BE
 MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR  ENFORCING  AND  EDUCATING  THE  PUBLIC  ABOUT  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC
 PRESERVATION LAW.
   4. MONEYS SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
 THE  STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
   § 9. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2281 of the vehicle and
 traffic law, as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of 1997,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (a)  "All  terrain  vehicle" or "ATV" means any self-propelled vehicle
 which is manufactured for sale for operation  primarily  on  off-highway
 trails  or  off-highway  competitions  and only incidentally operated on
 public highways providing that such  vehicle  does  not  exceed  seventy
 inches  in  width,  or  one  thousand  EIGHT  HUNDRED pounds dry weight.
 Provided, however, this definition shall not include a  "snowmobile"  or
 other  self-propelled  vehicles  manufactured for off-highway use exclu-
 sively designed for travel on snow or ice, steered by  skis  or  runners
 and  supported  in whole or in part by one or more skis, belts or cleats
 which utilize an endless belt tread.
   § 10. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a  new  section
 2414 to read as follows:
   §  2414.  TRESPASS  VIOLATION  FINE. OPERATORS OF ATVS WHICH HAVE BEEN
 CITED FOR TRESPASS SHALL BE  FINED  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  A  FIRST
 VIOLATION;  TWO  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  A  SECOND VIOLATION WITHIN THREE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS OF  THE  INITIAL  VIOLATION;  AND  FIVE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS  FOR  SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS WITHIN THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS
 OF THE INITIAL VIOLATION. THE MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE  FINES  SHALL  BE
 PUT INTO THE ATV TRAIL FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-NINE-II OF THE
 STATE  FINANCE  LAW  AND  SHALL  BE SPLIT FIFTY PERCENT FOR ENFORCEMENT,
 EDUCATION AND REMEDIATION AND THE OTHER FIFTY PERCENT FOR TRAIL  MAINTE-
 NANCE AND TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
   § 11. This act shall take effect immediately.