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A01992 Summary:

BILL NOA01992
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00084
 
SPONSORHawley
 
COSPNSRBarclay, Angelino, Tannousis, Smullen, Byrnes, McDonough, Gallahan, Miller
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §2281, V & T L
 
Increases width and weight of the description specifics for an all terrain vehicle.
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A01992 Actions:

BILL NOA01992
 
01/23/2023referred to transportation
01/03/2024referred to transportation
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A01992 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1992
 
SPONSOR: Hawley
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing width and weight of the description specifics for an all terrain vehicle   PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to update the outdated ATV definition to reflect the existence of larger all-terrain vehicles, often known as utility terrain vehicles (UTVs).   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision one of Section 2281 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to increase the defined weight of an ATV to 2,000 pounds dry weight and to increase the maximum width to 80 inches. Section 2 provides that the bill shall take effect on the 30th day after it shall have become a law.   JUSTIFICATION: The current weight limit in statute for ATVs means that New Yorkers cannot register so-called utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) in this State. In an effort to encompass the industry's current and future product offerings, including the growing popularity of UTVs, this legislation updates the outdated definition by increasing the maximum allowable dry weight of such vehicles from 1,000 pounds to 2,000 pounds dry weight. It also provides for an increase in the maximum width of such vehicles from 70 inches to 80 inches. New York State should be doing all it can to expand one of its strongest economic sectors, tourism. This legislation is a step forward in that it will enable more people to register their vehicles and to visit our trails which will help local economies.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 02/12/20 A9818 - referred to transportation
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A01992 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1992
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. HAWLEY, BARCLAY, ANGELINO, TANNOUSIS, SMULLEN,
          BYRNES, McDONOUGH, GALLAHAN, MILLER -- read once and referred  to  the
          Committee on Transportation
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing
          width and weight of the description specifics for an all terrain vehi-
          cle

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2281 of the vehi-
     2  cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of 1997, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (a) "All terrain vehicle" or "ATV" means  any  self-propelled  vehicle
     5  which  is  manufactured  for sale for operation primarily on off-highway
     6  trails or off-highway competitions and  only  incidentally  operated  on
     7  public  highways  providing  that such vehicle does not exceed [seventy]
     8  eighty inches in  width,  or  [one]  two  thousand  pounds  dry  weight.
     9  Provided,  however,  this definition shall not include a "snowmobile" or
    10  other self-propelled vehicles manufactured for  off-highway  use  exclu-
    11  sively  designed  for  travel on snow or ice, steered by skis or runners
    12  and supported in whole or in part by one or more skis, belts  or  cleats
    13  which utilize an endless belt tread.
    14    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00563-01-3
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