Assembly Bill A3448

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of an ATV recreation fund and the use of ATVs

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A3448 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title D Art 26 §26.01, Pks & Rec L; amd §§2282, 2411 & 2281, add §2414, V & T L; add §99-ss, St Fin L; amd §§1-0303 & 9-0303, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8908
2019-2020: A1587
2021-2022: A1203
2023-2024: A2498

2025-A3448 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of an ATV recreation fund and the use of ATVs.

2025-A3448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   3448
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- 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, the state finance law and  the  environmental
   conservation  law,  in  relation  to the creation of an ATV recreation
   fund and the use of ATVs
 
   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 sustainable statewide  system  of  trails
 for  all  terrain vehicles, the legislature hereby creates an ATV recre-
 ation fund. The control and supervision of the recreation fund shall  be
 maintained  by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation
 upon consultation with the department of environmental conservation. The
 recreation fund is created for the purpose of designating state, munici-
 pal 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  maintenance  of  the  recreation fund shall be divided between
 administration, enforcement, and a motorized access program  for  people
 with  disabilities.    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 and also  promoting
 access to all regardless of ability.
   § 2. Title D of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new article 26 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 26
                    ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE RECREATION FUND
 SECTION 26.01 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   §  26.01  RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE REGU-
 LATIONS FOR THE USE OF ATVS WITH A VIEW TOWARDS ACHIEVING MAXIMUM USE OF

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06717-01-5
              

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