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History
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–1
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.265
- Reported and committed to codes
- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.468
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- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
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Title of bill
An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in an accident
Purpose of the bill
The purpose of this bill is to increase the monetary reporting threshold for vessel accidents resulting in property damage to avoid reporting of insignificant accidents.
Summary of provisions
Sections 1 and 2 of this bill amend sections 47-a and 47-b of the Navigation Law to raise, from $1,000 to $2,000, the reporting threshold for vessel accidents that result in property damage.
Section 3 of the bill provides for the effective date.
Existing law
Navigation Law § 47-a(2) requires law enforcement to report to the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Commissioner) vessel accidents that result in at least $1,000 in property damages. Likewise, Navigation Law § 47-b requires owners to file a report with the Commissioner of vessel accidents that result in $1,000 in property damage.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Statement in support
The Navigation Law reporting requirement for vessel accidents enables the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Office) to analyze such accidents for the purpose of considering measures which can be implemented to improve public safety on the State's waterways. Considering the high cost of modern vessels and vessel repairs, however, relatively minor damage to a vessel can easily result in vessel damage in excess of $1,000. There is no public benefit to reporting relatively minor accidents that result in cosmetic and other minor damage. Additionally, it is likely that the vast majority of accidents involving such minor damage go unreported.
Increasing the reporting threshold will relieve the boating public of the burden of filing a report with the Commissioner, and alleviate the need for the Office to maintain records relating to minor accidents that do not advance the Office's mission of improving boating safety. Raising the accident reporting threshold to $2,000 would also make the State's reporting threshold consistent with the reporting threshold in federal law.
Budget implications
None.
Effective date
This bill would take effect on the first day of April next succeeding the date on which it becomes a law.
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