What's happening
This bill restricts noise from party boats and limits their proximity to the shore and docks in Sheepshead Bay, excluding fishing boats.
Why it matters
Aims to reduce noise pollution in Sheepshead Bay. by prohibiting loud party boat activities—including horns, revving engines, and audio systems audible over 50 feet—addressing concerns from local residents and property owners about quality of life and peace.
Imposes new distance restrictions on party boats. , preventing them from operating, anchoring, or securing within 750 feet of the shore or within 100 feet of the dock, which may improve safety and reduce disturbances close to residential and recreational areas.
Specifically defines what constitutes a “party boat”. (14+ feet, owner-operated or employee-operated, and rented for group events of more than six people), ensuring that the rules target commercial party vessels rather than private or small-scale boating activity.
Exempts fishing boats from these restrictions. , which addresses concerns of the local fishing community and maintains their access and traditional use of the bay without new regulatory burdens.
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Ban Party Boats Sheepshead Bay
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- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5146
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT relating to party boats in Sheepshead Bay
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. (a) No person operating a party boat near or around Sheepshead Bay shall knowingly cause, make, allow or permit a public noise disturbance to originate from the vessel, including but not limited to:
(1) the frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any horn or siren, except as a warning of danger or as specifically permitted or required by law;
(2) the creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds in connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding, testing or revving of vessel engines as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace and comfort of others, including owners and possessors of real property;
(3) sound from any audio sound system operated at volumes so as to be audible greater than fifty feet from the watercraft itself; or
(4) any other sound that unreasonably interferes with the peace and comfort of others.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person shall operate, anchor or secure a party boat within seven hundred fifty feet of the shore of Sheepshead Bay or within one hundred feet of Sheepshead Bay dock.
(c) For purposes of this section party boat means a vessel that is fourteen feet in length or longer, measured from end to end over the deck; operated by the owner of the vessel or an employee of the owner; and rented or leased by the owner for a group recreational event consisting of more than six passengers.
(d) The provisions of this act shall not apply to fishing boats.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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LBD09288-01-9
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