Senate Bill S4944

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the liability of an owner of an aircraft for emergency response costs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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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2013-S4944 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §251, Gen Bus L

2013-S4944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the liability of an owner of an aircraft for emergency response costs where death or the destruction of property occurs as a result of the use or operation of the aircraft in the business of the owner or otherwise.

2013-S4944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4944

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to liability of an
  owner of an aircraft for emergency response costs

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 251 of the general business law,
as added by chapter 162 of the laws of  1959,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1. Except as provided in subdivision three OF THIS SECTION every owner
of  an  aircraft shall be liable and responsible for death occasioned or
injuries to person or property sustained, AS WELL AS EMERGENCY  RESPONSE
COSTS,  WHETHER  PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, IN RELATION TO SUCH DEATH OCCASIONED
OR INJURIES TO PERSON OR PROPERTY SUSTAINED, within or above this state,
as a result of the use or operation of the aircraft in the  business  of
the  owner  or  otherwise, by any person using or operating the aircraft
with the permission, express or implied, of  such  owner,  in  any  case
where  the  person using or operating the aircraft, or his estate, would
be liable for such death or injuries.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10501-01-3

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