S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8690
I N S E N A T E
July 8, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend chapter 138 of the laws of 1998, amending the navigation
law and the state finance law relating to the operation of personal
watercraft and specialty prop-craft, in relation to the effectiveness
thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 138 of the laws of 1998, amending the
navigation law and the state finance law relating to the operation of
personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, as amended by chapter 303
of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
§ 8. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section two
of this act shall take effect January 1, 2000 and shall apply to all
operators born on or after January 1, 2000 and shall apply to all opera-
tors born on or after January 1, 1981, provided further on and after
January 1, 2001 and before January 1, 2002 such section shall apply to
all operators born on or after January 1, 1978; provided further that on
and after January 1, 2002 and before January 1, 2003 such section shall
apply to all operators born on or after January 1, 1975; provided
further that on and after January 1, 2003 and before January 1, 2004
such section shall apply to all operators born on or after January 1,
1972, and provided further that on and after January 1, 2004 it shall
apply to all operators; and provided further that section five of this
act shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, [2021] 2023. Upon a
finding that courses do not exist in sufficient numbers to enable the
operators of personal watercraft to earn boating safety certificates in
a timely fashion as required by subdivision 1-a of section 49 of the
navigation law, as added by section two of this act, the commissioner of
parks, recreation and historic preservation is authorized by rule or
regulation to modify the dates provided in this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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