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Senate Bill S233

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the accessibility of ring life buoys on piers in the canal system

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2019-S233 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §135, Can L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8176
2017-2018: S1860

2019-S233 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the accessibility of ring life buoys on piers in the canal system which comply with certain US Coast Guard standards.

2019-S233 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    233
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation to requiring the  accessibil-
   ity of ring life buoys on piers in the canal system

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Aaron's Law".
   §  2.  The canal law is amended by adding a new section 135 to read as
 follows:
   § 135. LIFE BUOYS REQUIRED ON ALL PIERS, WHARFS, LOCKS AND DOCKS.   1.
 ON  EACH  PIER,  WHARF,  LOCK AND DOCK, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE
 NAVIGATION LAW, IN THE CANAL SYSTEM, THE  CORPORATION  MUST  LOCATE  ONE
 RING LIFE BUOY ON EACH SIDE OF THE PIER, WHARF, LOCK AND DOCK AS WELL AS
 ONE  NEAR EACH EXTERNAL STAIRWAY LEADING TO WATER.  ONE BUOY PER SIDE OF
 THE PIER MAY BE USED TO SATISFY BOTH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS.
   2. EACH RING LIFE BUOY MUST BE STOWED INSIDE A STATION TO  PROTECT  IT
 FROM  CONSTANT  WEATHER  EXPOSURE.  THE  STATION MUST BE A BRIGHT YELLOW
 COLOR FOR HIGH VISIBILITY AND ALLOW FOR QUICK ACCESS TO  THE  RING.  THE
 RING  LIFE  BUOY  MUST  NOT  BE  PERMANENTLY  SECURED  IN ANY WAY TO THE
 STATION, RACK, OR THE PIER.
   3. RING LIFE BUOYS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
   (A) THE RING LIFE BUOY SHALL BE APPROVED UNDER APPROVAL SERIES 160.050
 OR 160.150 FOR SOLAS-APPROVED EQUIPMENT OR SUCCESSOR STANDARDS ISSUED BY
 THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.
   (B) TO EACH RING LIFE BUOY, THERE SHALL BE ATTACHED A BUOYANT LINE  OF
 AT  LEAST  ONE  HUNDRED  FEET  IN LENGTH, WITH A BREAKING STRENGTH OF AT
 LEAST FIVE KILONEWTONS FORCE. THE END OF THE LINE MUST NOT BE SECURED TO
 THE PIER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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