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History
- Substituted by A9860
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1087
- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
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Designates a portion of state route twelve and a portion of state route twenty-eight in the town of Boonville in Oneida county for snowmobile use
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Marc Butler
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Title of bill
An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to designating a portion of state route twelve and a portion of state route twenty-eight in the town of Boonville in Oneida county for snowmobile use
Purpose of bill
To allow a portion of the highway right-of-way along State Routes 12 and 28 in the town of Boonville, Oneida County portions of which are controlled access, to be designated for use by snowmobiles.
Summary of provisions
Adds a new subdivision 1-d to Section 25.05 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law allowing for the designation of a snowmobile trail along State Routes 12 and 28 in the Town of Boonville in Oneida County. The Commissioners of OPRHP and DOT will develop conditions for the safe use of the trail. The designation of such a trail will be for one year and can be renewed with the concur- rence of the Commissioner of DOT.
Existing law
Section 25 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law pertains to control provisions for the operation of snowmobiles. Section 25.05 relates to the operation of snowmobiles on highways and specifically states that snowmobiles will not be operated on the Thruway, interstate highways and controlled access state highways.
Section 3 of the Highway Law defines controlled access highways as those highways to and from which the owners or occupants of abutting property or of any other persons will have no right of access excepting at junctions of such highways with other public highways.
Prior legislative history
This is a new proposal. Similar legislation has been enacted in the past to provide snowmobile access on certain highways where appropriate.
Statement in support
Snowmobiles are expressly prohibited from operating on a controlled access state highway. Because abutting property owners have no right of access directly onto Routes 12 and 28 in this immediate area, it is a controlled access highway. Thus, it is currently contrary to the parks, recreation and historic preservation law to use these portions of Route 12 and 28 by snowmobiles.
The DOT and Parks commissioners must assure that safe trail use can be established in the vicinity specifically limited by the bill to portions of said state routes between specific reference markers before such designation can be made.
Budget implications
None.
Effective date
This act takes effect immediately.
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