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Assembly Bill A6708A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires that closed bow boats shall be equipped with functioning carbon monoxide detectors

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2017-A6708 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5797
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Nav L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1640
2021-2022: S1270

2017-A6708 - Summary

Requires that closed bow boats shall be equipped with functioning carbon monoxide detectors.

2017-A6708 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6708
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the navigation law, in relation to requiring working
   carbon monoxide detectors to be carried on closed bow boats
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 40 of the navigation law is amended by adding a new
 subsection 9-a to read as follows:
   9-A.  CARBON  MONOXIDE  DETECTORS. ALL VESSELS WITH A CLOSED BOW SHALL
 CARRY A WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR ON BOARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09891-02-7

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2017-A6708A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5797
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Nav L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1640
2021-2022: S1270

2017-A6708A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that closed bow boats shall be equipped with functioning carbon monoxide detectors.

2017-A6708A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6708--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KEARNS, HARRIS, D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, MONTESANO,
   CASTORINA, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,  HYNDMAN  --
   read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and
   Sports Development --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the navigation law, in relation to requiring working
   carbon monoxide detectors to be carried on closed bow boats
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 40 of the navigation law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
   9-A.  CARBON  MONOXIDE DETECTORS.   (A) NO VESSEL THAT HAS AN ENCLOSED
 ACCOMMODATION COMPARTMENT MAY BE OPERATED ON ANY NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE
 STATE UNLESS SUCH VESSEL IS EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONING CARBON  MONOXIDE
 DETECTION  SYSTEM  APPROPRIATE  FOR  SUCH  VESSEL  AND  ACCORDING TO THE
 MANUFACTURER'S  INSTRUCTION.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION,   AN
 "ENCLOSED   ACCOMMODATION   COMPARTMENT"  MEANS  ONE  CONTIGUOUS  SPACE,
 SURROUNDED BY BOAT STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) DESIGNATED SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS;
   (II) A GALLEY AREA WITH SINK; AND
   (III) A HEAD COMPARTMENT.
   (B) AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO NEW  VESSEL  THAT
 HAS  AN  ENCLOSED  ACCOMMODATION  COMPARTMENT MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR
 SALE IN THE STATE UNLESS SUCH VESSEL IS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW  FUNCTIONING
 CARBON  MONOXIDE DETECTION SYSTEM INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S INSTRUCTIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09891-05-7

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