STATE OF NEW YORK
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2903--C
Cal. No. 138
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 3, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, AVELLA, GRIFFO, JOHNSON, LARKIN,
RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably
from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report,
ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
in the order of second report -- ordered to a third reading, amended
and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third read-
ing -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance
with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain
persons to complete a boating safety course prior to operating water
craft
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 49-b of the navigation law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
3 12. Boating safety course. Where a person has been found to have oper-
4 ated a vessel after having consumed alcohol in violation of this section
5 the hearing officer shall, in addition to any other penalties invoked
6 under this section, require such person to complete a boating safety
7 course of the state, U.S. Power Squadrons or U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
8 and show proof of successful completion of such course to the hearing
9 officer or to the commissioner of motor vehicles.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
11 have become a law and shall apply to violations committed on or after
12 such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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