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Assembly Bill A1700A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the general powers and duties of the canal corporation

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2023-A1700 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Can L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7044
2025-2026: A715

2023-A1700 - Summary

Relates to the general powers and duties of the canal corporation; requires the canal corporation to cause the locks and lift bridges of the canal system to be operated May first through November fifteenth annually; requires the canal corporation to maintain and preserve the Erie Canal's historic resources; permits certain usage of the canal system's state drydocks, travel lifts, and other facilities for commercial boat companies.

2023-A1700 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1700
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUNSFORD, MANKTELOW, NORRIS,
   STIRPE, WALSH, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the canal law, in relation to the general powers and
   duties of the canal corporation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 14 of section 10 of the canal law, as amended
 by chapter 420 of the laws of 1968, is amended and two new  subdivisions
 6-a and 8-a are added to read as follows:
   6-A.  CAUSE THE LOCKS AND LIFT BRIDGES OF THE CANAL SYSTEM TO BE OPER-
 ATED ANNUALLY FOR THE PASSAGE OF  COMMERCIAL  AND  RECREATIONAL  TRAFFIC
 BETWEEN  MAY FIRST AND NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH, GENERALLY, SUBJECT TO NATURAL
 CONDITIONS, WEATHER, REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL REHABILITATION  WORK,
 OR OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO SAFE CANAL OPERATION.
   8-A.  MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ERIE CANAL'S HISTORIC
 RESOURCES, INCLUDING ITS STRUCTURES, FLOATING PLANT, AND UNIQUE LANDSIDE
 FEATURES.
   14. Permit COMMERCIAL boat [owners] COMPANIES operating upon the canal
 system to use state drydocks, TRAVEL  LIFTS,  OR  OTHER  FACILITIES  FOR
 REQUIRED  COAST  GUARD  DRYDOCK  INSPECTIONS,  FOR NON-NAVIGATION SEASON
 STORAGE, OR while making emergency repairs to  their  vessels  AT  RATES
 PRESCRIBED  UNDER SUBCHAPTER D OF CHAPTER III OF TITLE TWENTY-ONE OF THE
 NEW YORK STATE CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00480-01-3

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2023-A1700A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Can L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7044
2025-2026: A715

2023-A1700A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the general powers and duties of the canal corporation; requires the canal corporation to cause the locks and lift bridges of the canal system to be operated May first through November fifteenth annually; requires the canal corporation to maintain and preserve the Erie Canal's historic resources; permits certain usage of the canal system's state drydocks, travel lifts, and other facilities for commercial boat companies.

2023-A1700A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1700--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, LUNSFORD, MANKTELOW, NORRIS,
   STIRPE, WALSH, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the canal law, in relation to the general powers and
   duties of the canal corporation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 14 of section 10 of the canal law, as amended
 by chapter 420 of the laws of 1968, is amended and two new  subdivisions
 6-a and 8-a are added to read as follows:
   6-A.  CAUSE THE LOCKS AND LIFT BRIDGES OF THE CANAL SYSTEM TO BE OPER-
 ATED ANNUALLY FOR THE PASSAGE OF  COMMERCIAL  AND  RECREATIONAL  TRAFFIC
 BETWEEN  MAY FIRST AND NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH, GENERALLY, SUBJECT TO NATURAL
 CONDITIONS, WEATHER, REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL REHABILITATION  WORK,
 OR OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO SAFE CANAL OPERATION.
   8-A.  MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ERIE CANAL'S HISTORIC
 RESOURCES, INCLUDING ITS STRUCTURES, FLOATING PLANT, AND UNIQUE LANDSIDE
 FEATURES.
   14. Permit boat owners operating upon the canal system  to  use  state
 drydocks  while  making  emergency  repairs to their vessels.  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT COMMERCIAL BOAT COMPANIES OPERATING UPON THE CANAL  SYSTEM
 MAY BE PERMITTED TO USE STATE DRYDOCKS, TRAVEL LIFTS OR OTHER FACILITIES
 FOR  REQUIRED COAST GUARD DRYDOCK INSPECTIONS, FOR NON-NAVIGATION SEASON
 STORAGE, OR WHILE MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO  THEIR  VESSELS  AT  RATES
 PRESCRIBED  UNDER SUBCHAPTER D OF CHAPTER III OF TITLE TWENTY-ONE OF THE
 NEW YORK STATE CODES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00480-02-3

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