Assembly Bill A8970A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires that certain boats shall be equipped with functioning marine carbon monoxide detectors

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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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2017-A8970 - Details

Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Nav L

2017-A8970 - Summary

Requires that certain boats shall be equipped with functioning marine carbon monoxide detectors.

2017-A8970 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8970
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- 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
 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.
                                                            LBD09891-08-7

2017-A8970A - Details

Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Nav L

2017-A8970A - Summary

Requires that certain boats shall be equipped with functioning marine carbon monoxide detectors.

2017-A8970A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8970--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- 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
   marine 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. MARINE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.
   (A)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  A  MARINE CARBON MONOXIDE
 DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL MEAN A DEVICE OR SYSTEM THAT MEETS  THE  REQUIRE-
 MENTS  OF  THE  CURRENT  VERSION  OF THE AMERICAN BOAT AND YACHT COUNCIL
 STANDARD A-24, FOR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION SYSTEMS.
   (B) 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  MARINE  CARBON  MONOXIDE  DETECTION  SYSTEM
 APPROPRIATE FOR SUCH VESSEL AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUC-
 TION.  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.
   (C)  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
 MARINE CARBON MONOXIDE  DETECTION  SYSTEM  INSTALLED  ACCORDING  TO  THE
 MANUFACTURER'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.
                                                            LBD09891-10-8

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2017-A8970B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Nav L

2017-A8970B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that certain boats shall be equipped with functioning marine carbon monoxide detectors.

2017-A8970B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8970--B
                                                         Cal. No. 755
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- 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 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
   -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly  and  delivered  to
   the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the navigation law, in relation to requiring working
   marine carbon monoxide detectors to be carried on certain 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. MARINE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.
   (A)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  A  MARINE CARBON MONOXIDE
 DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL MEAN A DEVICE OR SYSTEM THAT MEETS  THE  REQUIRE-
 MENTS  OF  THE  CURRENT  VERSION  OF THE AMERICAN BOAT AND YACHT COUNCIL
 STANDARD A-24, FOR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION SYSTEMS.
   (B) 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.
   (C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATIONS"  SHALL
 MEAN  ANY  RENOVATION  WHERE THE VALUE OF RENOVATION WORK IS EQUAL TO OR
 GREATER THAN THE PRESENT MARKET VALUE OF THE VESSEL.
   (D) AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO NEW  VESSEL  THAT
 HAS  AN  ENCLOSED  ACCOMMODATION  COMPARTMENT OR A VESSEL THAT UNDERGOES
 SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATIONS MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR  SALE  IN  THE  STATE
 UNLESS  SUCH  VESSEL  IS  EQUIPPED  WITH A NEW FUNCTIONING MARINE CARBON
 MONOXIDE DETECTION SYSTEM  INSTALLED  ACCORDING  TO  THE  MANUFACTURER'S
 INSTRUCTIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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