Senate Bill S7584

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to regulation of geological man-made mechanical boat attractions

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

  • 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-S7584 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7861
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §870-c, Lab L; amd §§1.03 & 13.13, Pks & Rec L

2023-S7584 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of geological man-made mechanical boat attractions on man-made waterways, tunnels and lakes by the office of parks, recreation and historical preservation.

2023-S7584 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7584 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7584
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the  parks,  recreation  and  historic
   preservation  law,  in  relation  to regulation of geological man-made
   mechanical boat attractions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 870-c of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 643 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
   2. "Amusement park" means a tract or area used principally as a perma-
 nent  location  for amusement devices or structures. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE GEOLOGICAL MAN-MADE MECHANICAL BOAT ATTRACTIONS  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION 1.03 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
   §  2.  Section 1.03 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. "GEOLOGICAL MAN-MADE MECHANICAL BOAT ATTRACTION"  MEANS  A  DEVICE
 USED  ON MAN-MADE WATERWAYS, MAN-MADE TUNNELS AND MAN-MADE LAKES FOR THE
 TRANSPORT OF PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENTERTAINMENT.
   § 3. Section 13.13 of the parks, recreation and historic  preservation
 law,  as  amended by chapter 528 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 13.13 Regulation of boating and water sports. Except when prohibited
 by the laws of the United States, the commissioner or other state agency
 may, by rule or regulation, regulate water  sports  and  the  operation,
 speed  and  mooring  of  boats in or upon any waters or waterways in the
 reservations and parks under the jurisdiction  of  the  office  or  such
 state  agency. Such rules and regulations shall also apply to any waters
 offshore from any bathing beach within the jurisdiction of the office or
 such state agency, and to any waters offshore of Jones Beach state park,
 Robert Moses state park and Orient Beach state park, but not to exceed a
 distance of one thousand feet from the shore line. Any regulation of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11821-01-3

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