Senate Bill S6791

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of an ATV trail fund and the use of ATVs

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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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2015-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 26 §§26.01 & 26.03, Pks & Rec L; amd §§2282, 2404, 2411 & 2281, add §2414, V & T L; add §99-y, St Fin L; amd §§1-0303 & 9-0303, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3920
2019-2020: S1428
2021-2022: S2708

2015-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of an ATV trail fund and the use of ATVs.

2015-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6791

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 23, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
  Parks and Recreation

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, the
  vehicle and traffic law, the state finance law and  the  environmental
  conservation law, in relation to the creation of an ATV trail fund and
  the use of ATVs

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

  Section 1.  Legislative intent and purpose. In order to best  organize
and  sustain an environmentally sensitive statewide system of trails for
all terrain vehicles, the legislature hereby creates an ATV trail  fund.
The control and supervision of the trail fund shall be maintained by the
office  of parks, recreation and historic preservation upon consultation
with the department of environmental conservation.  The  trail  fund  is
created  for  the  purpose  of  designating state, municipal and private
lands as part of a statewide network of ATV trails. Fees obtained by the
office of parks, recreation and historic preservation  for  the  mainte-
nance  of  the  trail  fund  shall  be  divided  between administration,
enforcement, education and remediation and maintenance, construction and
development of the statewide trail system.  It is the  purpose  of  this
act  to  promote  the  safe  and  proper use of all terrain vehicles for
recreation and commerce in this  state  by  encouraging  their  use  and
development,  while  minimizing detrimental effects of such use upon the
environment.
  S 2. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
adding a new article 26 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 26
                     ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAIL FUND
SECTION 26.01 TRAIL PLAN.
        26.03 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
  S 26.01 TRAIL PLAN. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A STATEWIDE  ALL-TER-
RAIN  VEHICLE  TRAIL PLAN PROVIDING FOR RECREATIONAL USE OF "ALL TERRAIN
VEHICLES" OR "ATVS" ON PERMITTED  STATE  AND  MUNICIPAL  LANDS  AND  ATV

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

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