Assembly Bill A9558

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9558

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 7, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the regis-
  tration of vessels and historic, antique and classic designations

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3 of section 2251 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by section 5 of part G of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
2009, is amended and a new subdivision 10 is added to read as follows:
  3.  Fees.  The  triennial  fee  for registration of a vessel shall be:
twenty-two dollars and fifty cents  and  a  vessel  surcharge  of  three
dollars  and  seventy-five  cents,  if less than sixteen feet in length;
forty-five dollars and a vessel surcharge of twelve  dollars  and  fifty
cents,  if sixteen feet or over but less than twenty-six feet in length;
seventy-five dollars and a vessel  surcharge  of  eighteen  dollars  and
seventy-five  cents, if twenty-six feet or over. THERE SHALL BE AN ADDI-
TIONAL VESSEL SURCHARGE OF TWENTY DOLLARS FOR ALL VESSELS  THAT  HAVE  A
HISTORIC,  ANTIQUE  OR  CLASSIC  DESIGNATION. All funds derived from the
collection of the vessel access surcharge pursuant to  this  subdivision
are  to be deposited in a subaccount of the "I love NY waterways" vessel
access account established pursuant to section  ninety-seven-nn  of  the
state finance law. The vessel access surcharge shall not be considered a
registration  fee  for purposes of section seventy-nine-b of the naviga-
tion law.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, the  differ-
ence  collected between the fees set forth in this subdivision in effect
on and after September first, two thousand nine and the fees  set  forth
in  this subdivision prior to such date shall be deposited to the credit
of the dedicated highway and  bridge  trust  fund.  Notwithstanding  any
inconsistent provision of this section, the difference collected between
the  vessel  surcharge  set  forth  in this subdivision in effect on and
after September first, two thousand nine and the  vessel  surcharge  set
forth in this subdivision in effect prior to such date shall be deposit-
ed to the credit of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund.

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

                                                           LBD14491-01-4

A. 9558                             2

  10. HISTORIC, ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC DESIGNATION. THE OWNER OF EACH VESSEL
REQUESTING  A  HISTORIC, ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC DESIGNATION SHALL PRESENT AN
APPLICATION FOR SAID DESIGNATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, OR AN AGENT DESIG-
NATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ON A FORM TO BE PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE
COMMISSIONER  FOR  THAT  PURPOSE.  SUCH  APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN OR BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH EVIDENCE OF THE AGE OF THE VESSEL DESCRIBED  IN  THE
APPLICATION  AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION THE DESIGNATION OF "HISTORIC"  SHALL  INCLUDE  BOATS  BUILT
PRIOR  TO NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETEEN, "ANTIQUE" SHALL INCLUDE BOATS BUILT
BETWEEN NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETEEN AND NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO,  AND
"CLASSIC" SHALL INCLUDE BOATS BUILT BETWEEN NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-THREE
AND  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT.  IF  AN APPLICATION FOR A HISTORIC,
ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC DESIGNATION IS APPROVED, SAID VESSEL SHALL BE  ISSUED
A  REGISTRATION  NUMBER  THAT INCLUDES THE YEAR OF THE BOAT AND A DESIG-
NATION STICKER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.