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Assembly Bill A6702

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the superintendent of insurance to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for recreational land use

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2011-A6702 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S797
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6681, S3823
2013-2014: A1813
2015-2016: A3612

2011-A6702 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the superintendent of insurance, to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan to protect private landowners who permit public recreational uses of their land.

2011-A6702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6702

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN  ACT to direct the superintendent of insurance to study the feasibil-
  ity of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for private
  landowners who provide public access to their lands for various recre-
  ational 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 insurance shall study the feasibility 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, hunting, 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  insurance  and any proposed legislation necessary to
implement such findings shall be filed with the governor, the  temporary
president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead-
er 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.
                                                           LBD02621-01-1

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