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History
- Substituted by A9858
- Ordered to third reading cal.1509
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
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Extends effectiveness of provisions relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Margaret Markey
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Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 138 of the laws of 1998 amending the navigation law and the state finance law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
To establish an expiration of provisions of Navigation Law authorizing the operation of certain leased personal watercraft without a boating safety certificate.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 8 of Chapter 138 of the Laws of 1998 amending the Navigation Law and the State Finance Law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, as amended by Chapter 334 of the laws of 2014 is amended to provide that section five of the act shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2017.
Justification
Section 5 (f) of Chapter 138 of the Laws of 1998 allows a person over eighteen years of age to operate a personal watercraft or specialty prop-craft without a certificate required pursuant to section forty-nine of such article when such operation is restricted by the operator of a livery, or the livery operator's designated agent, to a specified area, no part of which shall be more than twenty-five hundred feet from the livery location, or, if removed from the livery location, not more than five hundred feet from the livery operator or agent assigned by the livery operator to supervise such operation and such personal watercraft or specialty prop-craft and or the personal flotation device of the operator is clearly marked in such a manner as to be distinguishable by the operator of such livery operator's designated agent within the permitted areas of operation. This section of the original law is important so that livery operators are still able to participate in the tourism industry by being able to lease their equipment to people vacationing in the area from New York and other states. However, having the law sunset every two years gives the Legislature an opportunity to monitor that such practice continues to be beneficial for the industry and consumer.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediate
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