| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
| Feb 23, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2504
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2009-S2504 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S2504 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2504
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain
persons to obtain a boating safety certificate prior to operating
water craft
PURPOSE :
To prevent alcohol-related boating offenders from operating a vessel
without first obtaining a boating safety certificate.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 -- Amends section 49-a of the Navigation Law. Requires that
anyone convicted of an alcohol-related boating offense contained in
subdivisions two, three, or four of this section must obtain a boating
safety certificate before operating a vessel.
Section 2 -- Amends subdivision 9 of section 49-b of the Navigation
Law. Requires that anyone under 21 who is convicted of an
alcohol-related boating offense obtain a boating safety certificate
before operating a vessel.
2009-S2504 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2504
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 23, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, PADAVAN, VOLKER -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Transportation
AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain
persons to obtain a boating safety certificate prior to operating
water craft
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 49-a of the navigation law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
5-A. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED WITHIN
SUBDIVISION TWO, THREE OR FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO
SUCCESSFULLY OBTAIN A BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO HIM OR HER BY
THE COMMISSIONER, THE UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS OR THE UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PRIOR TO BEING ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE A VESSEL.
S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 49-b of the navigation law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
(D) A PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO A SUSPENSION OF OPERATING PRIVILEGES
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY
OBTAIN A BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO HIM OR HER BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER, THE UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS OR THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD AUXILIARY PRIOR TO BEING ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE A VESSEL.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09117-01-9
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