Assembly Bill A2579

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A2579 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2403, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4636
2011-2012: A3630
2013-2014: A2457
2015-2016: A2273
2017-2018: A2634
2019-2020: A1401
2021-2022: A5351

2023-A2579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.

2023-A2579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2579
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, LEMONDES, MANKTE-
   LOW, McDONOUGH, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to use of all
   terrain vehicles by certified handicapped individuals on public  prop-
   erty

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2403 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as added by chapter 402 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Public lands other than highways. No person,  EXCEPT  PERSONS  THAT
 ARE  CERTIFIED  HANDICAPPED  INDIVIDUALS,  shall  operate  an ATV on any
 public lands, waters and property other than a highway, except  that  an
 ATV  may  be  operated  on any such lands which have been designated and
 posted for travel by ATVs in accordance with the provisions  of  section
 twenty-four  hundred  five  of  this article. PERSONS CERTIFIED AS HAND-
 ICAPPED INDIVIDUALS MAY UTILIZE AN ATV TO ENTER AND  EXIT  PUBLIC  LANDS
 FOR  THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING, WHEREBY SUCH INDIVIDUAL MAY BE THE OPERATOR
 OR A PASSENGER OF SUCH VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06594-01-3

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