Bill Text: NY S06541 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6541 (Prior Session Legislation)

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

Bill Title: Prohibits vessels from operating, anchoring or mooring in the navigable waters of the state while operating a digital billboard.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-19 - SIGNED CHAP.175 [S06541 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06541-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6541

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 15, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to  prohibiting  vessels
          from  operating,  anchoring  or mooring in the navigable waters of the
          state while operating a digital billboard board

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 43-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 43-a. Use of digital billboards. 1. All vessels shall be  prohibited
     4  from  operating,  anchoring  or  mooring  in the navigable waters of the
     5  state while operating a digital billboard or  other  type  of  billboard
     6  that uses flashing, intermittent or moving lights.
     7    2.  As used in this section, the term "digital billboard" shall mean a
     8  one or multi-sided outdoor advertising sign that displays digital images
     9  using light-emitting diode technology or any  such  similar  technology,
    10  unless exclusively used to identify the vessel.
    11    3.  This  section shall not be construed to limit any authority deleg-
    12  ated to a city, village or town pursuant to section forty-six-a of  this
    13  part.  A  city, village or town may, by local law, expressly restrict or
    14  prohibit the use of outdoor advertising signage on  vessels  within  one
    15  thousand  five  hundred feet of its shore or expressly authorize vessels
    16  to operate a digital billboard or other  type  of  billboard  that  uses
    17  flashing, intermittent or moving lights within one thousand five hundred
    18  feet of its shore.
    19    4.  A  violation  of the provisions of this section shall constitute a
    20  misdemeanor and shall also be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand
    21  dollars for the first violation,  and  five  thousand  dollars  for  all
    22  subsequent violations.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13408-01-9