Assembly Bill A1631

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1631 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4718
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§9-0303, 46-0111 & 57-0121, add §71-0717, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2156
2011-2012: A3818
2013-2014: A2481, S5105
2017-2018: A6002, S4600
2019-2020: A7537, S5836

2015-A1631 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles by the general public in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve; grants exceptions for the disabled, official purposes and law enforcement; provides for the impoundment of all-terrain vehicles operated in violation of such provisions and the imposition of a $100 surcharge upon the owner thereof; provides for the deposit of such surcharges into a separate all-terrain enforcement fund.

2015-A1631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1631

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting   the  use  of  all-terrain  vehicles  within  the  forest
  preserve, the Long Island central pine barrens  and  the  Albany  pine
  bush  preserve,  and providing penalties for violations of all-terrain
  vehicle laws in such sensitive areas

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  9-0303  of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES. A. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
  (I) "ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS MANUFAC-
TURED FOR OPERATION PRIMARILY FOR OFF-HIGHWAY USE OR OFF-HIGHWAY  COMPE-
TITIONS  AND  ONLY  INCIDENTALLY  OPERATED ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE A SNOWMOBILE.
  (II) "SNOWMOBILE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED  FOR  TRAVEL  ON
SNOW OR ICE BY MEANS OF A COMBINATION OF TRACKS AND A SKI OR SKIS.
  B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE USE
OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHIN THE FOREST PRESERVE
IS PROHIBITED.
  C.  A  QUALIFIED  PERSON  WITH A DISABILITY TO WHOM THE DEPARTMENT HAS
ISSUED A NONTRANSFERABLE  TEMPORARY  REVOCABLE  PERMIT  PROVIDING  MOTOR
VEHICLE  ACCESS  TO  CERTAIN  STATE  LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
DEPARTMENT MAY USE AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  TERMS  AND
CONDITIONS OF SUCH PERMIT.
  D. EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR APPRO-
PRIATE  ADMINISTRATIVE  PURPOSES WHERE NECESSARY AND CONSISTENT WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE ADIRONDACK PARK STATE LAND MASTER PLAN OR THE CATSKILL
PARK STATE LAND MASTER PLAN.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT  DELEGATE  ITS
AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH.
  E.  ALL-TERRAIN  VEHICLES  MAY  BE USED BY APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS WHERE
NECESSARY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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