Senate Bill S6083A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes towing a person on water skis with a vessel without an observer under certain circumstances

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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-S6083 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8600
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Nav L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1674, A2640
2019-2020: S2985, A3313
2021-2022: S5349

2015-S6083 - Summary

Authorizes towing a person on water skis with a vessel without an observer under certain circumstances.

2015-S6083 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6083 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6083

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to observers for persons
  being towed on water skis by a vessel

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  73 of the navigation law, as
amended by chapter 305 of the laws  of  2001,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  No  person shall operate a vessel for towing a person unless there
is upon such vessel a person, other than the operator, of at  least  ten
years  of age, in a position to observe the progress of the person being
towed. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PERSON IN A  POSITION  TO  OBSERVE  THE
PROGRESS  OF  THE  PERSON  WHO IS BEING TOWED ON WATER SKIS SHALL NOT BE
REQUIRED IF THE VESSEL IS:
  A. A TOW BOAT APPROVED BY USA WATER SKI, AND EQUIPPED WITH A  WIDE-AN-
GLE  MIRROR HAVING A VIEWING SURFACE OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY-EIGHT SQUARE
INCHES;
  B. BEING OPERATED BY A PERSON WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR  OLDER;
AND
  C. BEING OPERATED WITHIN A USA WATER SKI REGULATION SLALOM COURSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11833-02-5

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2015-S6083A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8600
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Nav L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1674, A2640
2019-2020: S2985, A3313
2021-2022: S5349

2015-S6083A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes towing a person on water skis with a vessel without an observer under certain circumstances.

2015-S6083A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6083A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6083--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 4, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --  commit-
  tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to observers for persons
  being towed on water skis by a vessel

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  73 of the navigation law, as
amended by chapter 305 of the laws  of  2001,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  No  person shall operate a vessel for towing a person unless there
is upon such vessel a person, other than the operator, of at  least  ten
years  of age, in a position to observe the progress of the person being
towed. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PERSON IN A  POSITION  TO  OBSERVE  THE
PROGRESS  OF  THE  PERSON  WHO IS BEING TOWED ON WATER SKIS SHALL NOT BE
REQUIRED IF THE VESSEL IS:
  A. A TOW BOAT APPROVED BY USA WATER SKI, AND EQUIPPED WITH A  WIDE-AN-
GLE  MIRROR HAVING A VIEWING SURFACE OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY-EIGHT SQUARE
INCHES; AND
  B. BEING OPERATED BY A PERSON WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR  OLDER;
AND
  C. BEING OPERATED WITHIN A USA WATER SKI REGULATION SLALOM COURSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11833-04-5

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