NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8935A

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Jun 08, 2018	print number 8935a
Jun 08, 2018	amend and recommit to rules
Jun 06, 2018	referred to rules

Bill Amendments

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2017-S8935 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A11163
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Navigation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§88, 89-a & 89-b, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S4200, A6703

2017-S8935 - Summary

Exempts certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement at the discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots.

2017-S8935 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8935

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to
exempting certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement

 
PURPOSE:

To exempt certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 88 of the navigation law to
exempt certain recreational vessels from the compulsory state pilotage
requirement pursuant to this subdivision at the discretion of the board
of commissioners of pilots referring to vessels departing from the Port
of New York by the way of Sandy Hook or by the way of Sands Point or
Execution Rocks.

Section two amends subdivision 1 of section 89-a of the navigation law
to exempt certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement

pursuant to this subdivision at the discretion of the board of commis-
sioners of pilots referring to vessels departing from the Hudson river
north of a line running from the foot of Main street, Yonkers, west to
Alpine, New Jersey, or navigating any of the waters of the Hudson river
north of said line and south of the dam at Troy, New York.

Section three amends subdivision 1 of section 89-b of the navigation law
to exempt certain recreational vessels from the compulsory state pilo-
tage requirement pursuant to this subdivision at the discretion of the
board of commissioners of pilots referring to vessels transiting the New
York state waters of Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound east of
Execution Rocks or Sands Point, and any such vessels entering or depart-
ing from any port situated on the New York state waters of Long Island
Sound east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point, or vessels transiting the
New York state waters of Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound east of
a line running southeasterly from the mouth of the Byram River at the
New York-Connecticut boundary to Oak Neck Point on Long Island.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, all foreign vessels and American vessels under register
(arriving from a foreign country) must take a state licensed pilot when
entering or departing regulated waters. The states of Connecticut, New
Jersey and Rhode Island have, or are in the process of, exempting recre-
ational vessels of less than 200 feet in length from compulsory state
pilotage. The Board proposes to amend the referenced sections of the
navigation law to read "Certain recreational vessels may be exempted
from the compulsory state pilotage requirement at the discretion of the
Board." This proposed amendment will make the New York Navigation Law
consistent with neighboring states with respect to pilotage of recre-
ational vessels, and prevent any potential confusion in enforcement
among states.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S8935 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8935
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  exempting  certain
   vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  88  of  the  navigation  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  943  of  the  laws  of 1971, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Every foreign vessel  and  every  American  vessel  under  register
 entering or departing from the Port of New York by the way of Sandy Hook
 or by the way of Sands Point or Execution Rocks, shall take a Sandy Hook
 pilot licensed under the authority of this article or of the laws of the
 state  of  New  Jersey  or  a  person heretofore licensed as a Hell Gate
 pilot.  Whenever the services of such a pilot are refused,  the  master,
 owners  or  consignees,  shall pay pilotage as if one had been employed.
 Such pilotage shall be paid to the pilot first speaking or offering  his
 services  as  pilot  to  such  vessel.  The  pilotage  authorized  to be
 collected whenever a pilot shall be refused by a vessel  shall  be  sued
 for  and recovered in the name of the pilot tendering such service. Such
 pilotage, when recovered, shall belong to and may be  retained  by  such
 pilot  for  his own benefit and use. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VESSELS MAY BE
 EXEMPTED FROM THE COMPULSORY STATE PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
 SUBDIVISION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 89-a of the navigation law,  as  amended
 by chapter 838 of the laws of 1960, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Every  foreign  vessel  and  every American vessel under register,
 except vessels proceeding otherwise than by sea and of less  than  three
 hundred  gross  registered tons and having a fully loaded draft of seven
 feet or less, entering or departing from the Hudson  river  north  of  a
 line  running from the foot of Main street, Yonkers, west to Alpine, New
 Jersey, or navigating any of the waters of the  Hudson  river  north  of
 said  line  and  south of the dam at Troy, New York, shall take a Hudson
 river pilot licensed under the authority of this article.  Whenever  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16194-01-8

 S. 8935                             2
 
 services  of  such a pilot are refused, the master, owners or consignees
 shall pay pilotage as if one had been employed. Such pilotage  shall  be
 paid  to  the  pilot first speaking or offering his services as pilot to
 such  vessel.  The  pilotage authorized to be collected whenever a pilot
 shall be refused by a vessel shall be sued for and recovered in the name
 of the pilot tendering such  service.  Such  pilotage,  when  recovered,
 shall  belong  to  and may be retained by such pilot for his own benefit
 and use. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VESSELS MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM THE COMPULSO-
 RY STATE PILOTAGE  REQUIREMENT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  AT  THE
 DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS.
   §  3.  Subdivision 1 of section 89-b of the navigation law, as amended
 by chapter 732 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register tran-
 siting the New York state waters of Long Island Sound  or  Block  Island
 Sound  east  of  Execution  Rocks  or  Sands Point, and any such vessels
 entering or departing from any port  situated  on  the  New  York  state
 waters  of  Long  Island  Sound  east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point,
 shall take a Long Island-Block Island Sound  pilot  licensed  under  the
 authority  of  this  article.  Every  foreign  vessel and every American
 vessel under register transiting the  New  York  state  waters  of  Long
 Island  Sound or Block Island Sound east of a line running southeasterly
 from the mouth of the Byram River at the New  York-Connecticut  boundary
 to  Oak  Neck Point on Long Island shall take a pilot licensed under the
 authority of this article or the laws of any other state having  concur-
 rent  jurisdiction  over  these  waters. Whenever the services of such a
 pilot are refused, the master, owners or consignees shall  pay  pilotage
 as  if  one  had  been employed. The pilotage authorized to be collected
 whenever a pilot shall be refused by a vessel  shall  be  sued  for  and
 recovered  in  the  name of the pilot tendering such service. Such pilo-
 tage, when recovered, shall belong to and may be retained by such  pilot
 for  his  own  benefit  and  use.  CERTAIN  RECREATIONAL  VESSELS MAY BE
 EXEMPTED FROM THE COMPULSORY STATE PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
 SUBDIVISION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A11163
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Navigation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§88, 89-a & 89-b, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S4200, A6703

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement at the discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots.

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8935A

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to
exempting certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement

 
PURPOSE:

To exempt certain vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 88 of the navigation law to
exempt certain recreational vessels of less than 200 feet in length from
the compulsory state pilotage requirement pursuant to this subdivision
at the discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots referring to
vessels departing from the Port of New York by the way of Sandy Hook or
by the way of Sands Point or Execution Rocks.

Section two amends subdivision 1 of section 89-a of the navigation law
to exempt certain vessels less than 200 feet in length from the compul-

sory state pilotage requirement pursuant to this subdivision at the
discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots referring to vessels
departing from the Hudson river north of a line running from the foot of
Main street, Yonkers, west to Alpine, New Jersey, or navigating any of
the waters of the Hudson river north of said line and south of the dam
at Troy, New York.

Section three amends subdivision 1 of section 89-b of the navigation law
to exempt certain recreational vessels less than 200 feet in length from
the compulsory state pilotage requirement pursuant to this subdivision
at the discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots referring to
vessels transiting the New York state waters of Long Island Sound or
Block Island Sound east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point, and any such
vessels entering or departing from any port situated on the New York
state waters of Long Island Sound east of Execution Rocks or Sands
Point, or vessels transiting the New York state waters of Long Island
Sound or Block Island Sound east of a line running southeasterly from
the mouth of the Byram River at the New York-Connecticut boundary to Oak
Neck Point on Long Island.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, all foreign vessels and American vessels under register
(arriving from a foreign country) must take a state licensed pilot when
entering or departing regulated waters. The states of Connecticut, New
Jersey and Rhode Island have, or are in the process of, exempting recre-
ational vessels of less than 200 feet in length from compulsory state
pilotage. The Board proposes to amend the referenced sections of the
navigation law to read "Certain recreational vessels may be exempted
from the compulsory state pilotage requirement at the discretion of the
Board." This proposed amendment will make the New York Navigation Law
consistent with neighboring states with respect to pilotage of recre-
ational vessels, and prevent any potential confusion in enforcement
among states.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8935--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the navigation law, in relation to exempting certain
   vessels from the compulsory state pilotage requirement

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  88 of the navigation law, as
 amended by chapter 943 of the laws  of  1971,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Every  foreign  vessel  and  every  American vessel under register
 entering or departing from the Port of New York by the way of Sandy Hook
 or by the way of Sands Point or Execution Rocks, shall take a Sandy Hook
 pilot licensed under the authority of this article or of the laws of the
 state of New Jersey or a person  heretofore  licensed  as  a  Hell  Gate
 pilot.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VESSELS OF LESS
 THAN TWO HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH MAY  BE  EXEMPTED  FROM  THE  COMPULSORY
 STATE PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSION-
 ERS  OF  PILOTS.  Whenever the services of such a pilot are refused, the
 master, owners or consignees, shall pay pilotage  as  if  one  had  been
 employed.  Such  pilotage  shall  be paid to the pilot first speaking or
 offering his services as pilot to such vessel. The  pilotage  authorized
 to  be  collected whenever a pilot shall be refused by a vessel shall be
 sued for and recovered in the name of the pilot tendering such  service.
 Such  pilotage,  when  recovered, shall belong to and may be retained by
 such pilot for his own benefit and use. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VESSELS MAY
 BE EXEMPTED FROM THE COMPULSORY STATE PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  AT  THE  DISCRETION  OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
 PILOTS.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 89-a of the navigation law,  as  amended
 by chapter 838 of the laws of 1960, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Every  foreign  vessel  and  every American vessel under register,
 except vessels proceeding otherwise than by sea and of less  than  three
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16194-02-8

 S. 8935--A                          2
 
 hundred  gross  registered tons and having a fully loaded draft of seven
 feet or less, entering or departing from the Hudson  river  north  of  a
 line  running from the foot of Main street, Yonkers, west to Alpine, New
 Jersey,  or  navigating  any  of the waters of the Hudson river north of
 said line and south of the dam at Troy, New York, shall  take  a  Hudson
 river pilot licensed under the authority of this article.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING  THE  ABOVE,  CERTAIN  RECREATIONAL VESSELS OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED
 FEET IN LENGTH MAY  BE  EXEMPTED  FROM  THE  COMPULSORY  STATE  PILOTAGE
 REQUIREMENT  AT  THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS.
 Whenever the services of such a pilot are refused, the master, owners or
 consignees shall pay pilotage as if one had been employed. Such pilotage
 shall be paid to the pilot first speaking or offering  his  services  as
 pilot to such vessel. The pilotage authorized to be collected whenever a
 pilot  shall  be  refused by a vessel shall be sued for and recovered in
 the name of the pilot tendering such service. Such pilotage, when recov-
 ered, shall belong to and may be retained by  such  pilot  for  his  own
 benefit  and  use. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VESSELS MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM THE
 COMPULSORY STATE PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  AT
 THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS.
   §  3.  Subdivision 1 of section 89-b of the navigation law, as amended
 by chapter 732 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register tran-
 siting the New York state waters of Long Island Sound  or  Block  Island
 Sound  east  of  Execution  Rocks  or  Sands Point, and any such vessels
 entering or departing from any port  situated  on  the  New  York  state
 waters  of  Long  Island  Sound  east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point,
 shall take a Long Island-Block Island Sound  pilot  licensed  under  the
 authority  of  this  article.  Every  foreign  vessel and every American
 vessel under register transiting the  New  York  state  waters  of  Long
 Island  Sound or Block Island Sound east of a line running southeasterly
 from the mouth of the Byram River at the New  York-Connecticut  boundary
 to  Oak  Neck Point on Long Island shall take a pilot licensed under the
 authority of this article or the laws of any other state having  concur-
 rent jurisdiction over these waters.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, CERTAIN
 RECREATIONAL  VESSELS  OF  LESS  THAN  TWO HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH MAY BE
 EXEMPTED  FROM  THE  COMPULSORY  STATE  PILOTAGE  REQUIREMENT   AT   THE
 DISCRETION  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  COMMISSIONERS  OF  PILOTS.  Whenever the
 services of such a pilot are refused, the master, owners  or  consignees
 shall  pay pilotage as if one had been employed. The pilotage authorized
 to be collected whenever a pilot shall be refused by a vessel  shall  be
 sued  for and recovered in the name of the pilot tendering such service.
 Such pilotage, when recovered, shall belong to and may  be  retained  by
 such pilot for his own benefit and use. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VESSELS MAY
 BE  EXEMPTED  FROM THE COMPULSORY STATE PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION AT THE DISCRETION OF  THE  BOARD  OF  COMMISSIONERS  OF
 PILOTS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S8935A

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Bill Amendments

2017-S8935 - Details

2017-S8935 - Summary

2017-S8935 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8935 - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments

Senate Bill S8935A

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Sponsored By

Andrew J. Lanza

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Bill Amendments

2017-S8935 - Details

2017-S8935 - Summary

2017-S8935 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8935 - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8935A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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