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A05402 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A5402
 
SPONSOR: Cymbrowitz

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act relating to party boats in Sheepshead Bay
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To prevent the docking and anchoring of party boats in Sheepshead Bay,
and to prevent party boats from creating noise disturbances
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1(a) prohibits public noise disturbances in Sheepshead Bay and
defines public noise disturbances.
 
(b) prohibits the operation, anchoring, or securing a party boat within
Sheepshead Bay.
 

(c) defines party boats as vessels over 14 feet in length operated by an
owner or employee and rented for a group recreational event of more than
six passengers.
 
(d) exempts fishing boats from provisions of this act.
 
Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The operation of party boats in close proximity to residential areas in
Sheepshead Bay has created an environment of sustained public noise
disturbances. Party boat operators use sound to enhance the experience
of their patrons at the expense of the quality of life of residents,
businesses, and others near shorelines.  Party boats in Sheepshead Bay
operate without regard to the community they exist in and absolve them-
selves of the negative actions of their patrons once they dock. Prevent-
ing the docking and anchoring of party boats in Sheepshead Bay would
alleviate many of the problems they bring and noise abatement proce-

dures, limiting the production and volume of noise generated by party
boats, would restore quality of life to those who make use of or live on
the Sheepshead Bay shoreline.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New 2015
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

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