Bill Text: NY A01813 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1813 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the superintendent of financial services, to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan to protect private landowners who permit public recreational uses of their land.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-19 - held for consideration in insurance [A01813 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01813-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1813
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M. of A. TENNEY, KOLB, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. P. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to direct the superintendent of financial services to  study  the
         feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for
         private  landowners who provide public access to their lands for vari-
         ous recreational activities; and providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
         provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Legislative intent. Private  land  owners  are  potentially
    2  exposed  to  extensive  civil liabilities for providing public access to
    3  their lands for recreational opportunities. Therefore, it is increasing-
    4  ly difficult  to  negotiate  recreational  opportunities  that  traverse
    5  private  land.  However, if private landowners were insulated from civil
    6  liabilities when opening up parts of their property  for  public  recre-
    7  ational activities, such activities would increase.
    8    S  2.  The superintendent of financial services shall study the feasi-
    9  bility of developing  and  implementing  a  liability  reform  plan  for
   10  private  land  owners  who provide the public with access to their lands
   11  for various recreational activities including, but not limited to, hunt-
   12  ing, fishing, hiking,  skiing,  snow  shoeing,  snowmobiling,  horseback
   13  riding,  mountain  biking and operating all terrain vehicles. Such study
   14  shall include any relevant information which shall further the intent of
   15  this act.
   16    S 3. A report of the findings of such study,  recommendations  of  the
   17  superintendent of financial services and any proposed legislation neces-
   18  sary  to  implement  such findings shall be filed with the governor, the
   19  temporary president of the senate, the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  the
   20  minority  leader  of  the senate and the minority leader of the assembly
   21  within one year after the effective date of this act.
   22    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   23  deemed repealed one year after such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02944-01-3