Bill Text: NY A04691 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires that certain boats shall be equipped with functioning marine carbon monoxide detectors.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A04691 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04691-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4691 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, TAYLOR, BARRON, ARROYO, RIVERA, RICHARDSON, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, MONTESANO -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, M. L. MILLER, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Develop- ment 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: 1 Section 1. Section 40 of the navigation law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 9-a to read as follows: 3 9-a. Marine carbon monoxide detectors. 4 (a) For the purposes of this section, a marine carbon monoxide 5 detection system shall mean a device or system that meets the require- 6 ments of the current version of the American Boat and Yacht Council 7 Standard A-24, for carbon monoxide detection systems. 8 (b) For the purpose of this section, an "enclosed accommodation 9 compartment" means one contiguous space, surrounded by boat structure 10 that contains all of the following: 11 (i) designated sleeping accommodations; 12 (ii) a galley area with sink; and 13 (iii) a head compartment. 14 (c) For the purposes of this section, "substantial renovations" shall 15 mean any renovation where the value of renovation work is equal to or 16 greater than the present market value of the vessel. 17 (d) After the effective date of this subdivision, no new vessel that 18 has an enclosed accommodation compartment or a vessel that undergoes 19 substantial renovations may be sold or offered for sale in the state 20 unless such vessel is equipped with a new functioning marine carbon 21 monoxide detection system installed according to the manufacturer's 22 instructions. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 24 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06848-01-9