Bill Text: NY A08970 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Requires that certain boats shall be equipped with functioning marine carbon monoxide detectors.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-13 - returned to senate [A08970 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A08970-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8970--B
                                                                Cal. No. 755
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 9, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
          -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly  and  delivered  to
          the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the navigation law, in relation to requiring working
          marine carbon monoxide detectors to be carried on certain boats
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 40 of the navigation law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
     3    9-a. Marine carbon monoxide detectors.
     4    (a)  For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  a  marine carbon monoxide
     5  detection system shall mean a device or system that meets  the  require-
     6  ments  of  the  current  version  of the American Boat and Yacht Council
     7  Standard A-24, for carbon monoxide detection systems.
     8    (b) For the  purpose  of  this  section,  an  "enclosed  accommodation
     9  compartment"  means  one  contiguous space, surrounded by boat structure
    10  that contains all of the following:
    11    (i) designated sleeping accommodations;
    12    (ii) a galley area with sink; and
    13    (iii) a head compartment.
    14    (c) For the purposes of this section, "substantial renovations"  shall
    15  mean  any  renovation  where the value of renovation work is equal to or
    16  greater than the present market value of the vessel.
    17    (d) After the effective date of this subdivision, no new  vessel  that
    18  has  an  enclosed  accommodation  compartment or a vessel that undergoes
    19  substantial renovations may be sold or offered for  sale  in  the  state
    20  unless  such  vessel  is  equipped  with a new functioning marine carbon
    21  monoxide detection system  installed  according  to  the  manufacturer's
    22  instructions.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    24  it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09891-18-8
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