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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. TENNEY, KOLB, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to direct the superintendent of financial services to  study  the
  feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for
  private  landowners who provide public access to their lands for vari-
  ous recreational activities; and providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. Private  land  owners  are  potentially
exposed  to  extensive  civil liabilities for providing public access to
their lands for recreational opportunities. Therefore, it is increasing-
ly difficult  to  negotiate  recreational  opportunities  that  traverse
private  land.  However, if private landowners were insulated from civil
liabilities when opening up parts of their property  for  public  recre-
ational activities, such activities would increase.
  S  2.  The superintendent of financial services shall study the feasi-
bility of developing  and  implementing  a  liability  reform  plan  for
private  land  owners  who provide the public with access to their lands
for various recreational activities including, but not limited to, hunt-
ing, fishing, hiking,  skiing,  snow  shoeing,  snowmobiling,  horseback
riding,  mountain  biking and operating all terrain vehicles. Such study
shall include any relevant information which shall further the intent of
this act.
  S 3. A report of the findings of such study,  recommendations  of  the
superintendent of financial services and any proposed legislation neces-
sary  to  implement  such findings shall be filed with the governor, the
temporary president of the senate, the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  the
minority  leader  of  the senate and the minority leader of the assembly
within one year after the effective date of this act.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed one year after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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