Bill Text: NY A06026 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to restrictions on the use and sale of jet skis.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to transportation [A06026 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06026-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 3794                                                  A. 6026
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 4, 2011
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Cultural
         Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. MAISEL -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the navigation law and  the  general  business  law,  in
         relation to restrictions on jet skis
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 49  of  the  navigation  law  is
    2  renumbered subdivision 1-b and a new subdivision 1-a is added to read as
    3  follows:
    4    1-A.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO JET SKIS, WHICH,
    5  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN ANY SMALL SELF-PROPELLED  WATER-
    6  CRAFT  FOR  ONE  OR  TWO INDIVIDUALS, WHICH SKIMS ACROSS WATER ON A FLAT
    7  KEEL, AND IS STEERED BY MEANS OF HANDLEBARS.
    8    S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 391-r
    9  to read as follows:
   10    S 391-R. SALE OF JET SKIS. PERSONS UNDER THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS
   11  SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PURCHASING JET SKIS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN
   12  SECTION  FORTY-NINE OF THE NAVIGATION LAW UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS ACCOMPA-
   13  NIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
   14    S 3. Subdivision 1-b of section 49 of the navigation  law,  as  renum-
   15  bered  by  section one of this act, is amended by adding a new paragraph
   16  b-1 to read as follows:
   17    B-1. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A JET SKI UPON THE  NAVIGABLE  WATERS  OF
   18  THE  STATE OR ANY TIDEWATERS BORDERING ON OR LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES
   19  OF NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES UNLESS SUCH  PERSON  WEARS  A  PROTECTIVE
   20  HELMET  AND  IS  THE  HOLDER OF A BOARD SAFETY CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE
   21  COMMISSIONER, THE UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS, THE UNITED STATES COAST
   22  GUARD AUXILIARY OR OTHER STATE OR GOVERNMENT, AS A RESULT OF  COMPLETING
   23  A COURSE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   24    S 4. 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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