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Jun 07, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8086
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S8086 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11232
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1341, Pub Health L; amd §2, Nav L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S1457, A1410
2009-S8086 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8086 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to personal watercraft and certain safety provisions that require their use; and to amend the navigation law, in relation to making technical corrections thereto PURPOSE: This legislation relates to personal watercraft and certain safety provisions that require their use. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of Section 1341 of the Public Health Law to allow bathing establishments to keep and maintain a personal watercraft vessel to assist in the rescue of persons in danger of drowning. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation is being introduced at the request of the Hampton Lifeguard Association (HLA). One of the many programs the HLA has been sponsoring for over eight years is the Volunteer Ocean Rescue Squad. This team consists of over 40 ocean-certified members who respond and make ocean rescues at any unprotected beach, day or night, all year long. Their goal is to have at least five rescue swimmers at the rescue site with the necessary safety equipment in less than five
2009-S8086 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8086 I N S E N A T E June 7, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to personal water- craft and certain safety provisions that require their use; and to amend the navigation law, in relation to making technical corrections thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1341 of the public health law is amended to read as follows: (a) Every person maintaining any such bathing establishment shall also keep and provide in connection therewith, for the facilitating of the rescue of persons in danger of drowning, a surfboat OR A PERSONAL WATER- CRAFT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY OF SECTION TWO OF THE NAVIGATION LAW. A SURFBOAT SHALL BE not less than sixteen feet long, on each side of which there shall be hanging ropes arranged so that persons in the water can easily catch hold of same, or be supported thereby. Such boats shall be equipped with two or more sets of oars and life-lines and life- belts, and at least one ring buoy or life preserver, with quarter-inch cotton line, not less than five hundred feet in length, with suitable reel attached thereto. In addition thereto, there shall be anchored on the shore, a suitable reel with a half-inch cotton line not less than five hundred feet in length, with a life-belt attached thereto, kept in good order and proper condition, so that it can readily be used by those assisting in saving life. S 2. Subdivision 30 of section 2 of the navigation law, as added by chapter 830 of the laws of 1990, is renumbered subdivision 30-a. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17170-02-0
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