Assembly Bill A1410

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to personal watercraft and certain safety provisions that require their use

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1410 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1341, Pub Health L; amd §2, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11232

2011-A1410 - Summary

Allows personal watercraft to be used as an alternative to a surfboat.

2011-A1410 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1457                                                  A. 1410

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  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.
                                                           LBD03872-01-1

2011-A1410A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1341, Pub Health L; amd §2, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A11232

2011-A1410A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows personal watercraft to be used as an alternative to a surfboat.

2011-A1410A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1410--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

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  AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. A SURF-
BOAT 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.
                                                           LBD03872-02-1

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