Senate Bill S1457

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-S1457 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Amd §1341, Pub Health L; amd §2, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8086

2011-S1457 - Summary

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

2011-S1457 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1457 - 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-S1457A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health
Laws Affected:
Amd §1341, Pub Health L; amd §2, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8086

2011-S1457A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-S1457A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1457A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1457--A
    Cal. No. 521

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
  bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
  to  a  third  reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly,
  recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,  amended  and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

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.

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