Requires the department of environmental conservation to require, as a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of a major facility license, the submission of satisfactory evidence that the applicant has implemented, or is in the process of implementing, state and federal plans and regulations for the prompt detection of petroleum discharges; requires applicants for a major facility license to submit information, in form satisfactory to the commissioner, describing the equipment used at the facility to promptly detect petroleum discharges; requires major facilities to install equipment to promptly detect discharges of petroleum from a tank and any connected petroleum pipelines within one year of effective date; defines "prompt detection". / Sponsor: Lentol Committee:

Requires liability insurance rate reductions of 10% upon completion of a boating safety course or 15% upon completion of an advanced boating safety course. / Sponsor: Thiele Committee:

Relates to increasing liability for petroleum discharge. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Relates to notification of discharge by the department of environmental conservation; requires costs to provide the community notification shall be borne by the party responsible for the discharge or spill. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Increases the penalties for persons leaving the scene of a boating accident. / Sponsor: Magnarelli Committee:

Enacts "Victoria's law" to promote boater safety; requires all persons operating a mechanically propelled vessel to be a holder of a boating safety certificate; establishes the boating safety fund to promote summer activities for children. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Relates to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate such sites; provides that a discharger may present evidence as to third party responsibility for petroleum discharge; provides for apportionment of liability; provides that parties willing to remediate such discharge shall be entitled to liability limitation. / Sponsor: Schimminger Committee:

Relates to the clean-up of petroleum discharges occurring during the delivery of home heating oil to a residence; any petroleum discharges shall be immediately cleaned up by the oil delivery company; if such spill affects soil then clean up shall include replacing affected soil with new soil within 24 hours; provides fines for violation. / Sponsor: Pretlow Committee:

Provides that a conviction for operation of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing penalties for boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and a conviction for operating a vessel, snowmobile or all terrain vehicle under the influence to be a prior conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. / Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Exempts operators of law enforcement vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while such operators are in the course of responding to emergencies. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Relates to the operation of rowboats, canoes and kayaks. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate; requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of motor vehicles, to conduct a twenty-four month focused public information session campaign to make the public aware of changes to the boating safety certificate requirements. / Sponsor: Weisenberg Committee:

Mandates that all operators of mechanically propelled vessels obtain a boating safety certificate and prohibits children under the age of sixteen from operating such vessels unless accompanied by a certificated person sixteen or older except for the operation of certain vessels with small engines by persons between thirteen and fifteen years of age. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires liability insurance rate reductions of 10% upon completion of a boating safety course or 15% upon completion of an advanced boating safety course. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

Relates to claims against insurers for petroleum spills. / Sponsor: Weisenberg Committee:

Requires all persons operating a mechanically propelled vessel to be a holder of a boating safety certificate. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Relates to restrictions on the use and sale of jet skis. / Sponsor: Maisel Committee:

Relates to operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; provides that no person shall operate a vessel while such person has .18 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in such person's blood as shown by chemical analysis of such person's blood, breath, urine or saliva; provided, further, that no person shall operate a vessel in violation of paragraph (b) of this section while a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel; relates to the effect of prior convictions for operation of certain vehicles while intoxicated upon imposition of penalties for boating while intoxicated; requires all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate. / Sponsor: Weisenberg Committee:

Relates to claims against insurers for petroleum spills. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Relates to operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; provides that no person shall operate a vessel while such person has .18 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in such person's blood as shown by chemical analysis of such person's blood, breath, urine or saliva; provided, further, that no person shall operate a vessel in violation of paragraph (b) of this section while a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel; relates to the effect of prior convictions for operation of certain vehicles while intoxicated upon imposition of penalties for boating while intoxicated; requires all persons who operate a mechanically propelled vessel to hold a boating safety certificate. / Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: