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A5738 Lopez P (MS) No Same asParksTITLE....Establishes a 3 year hiking trail safety pilot program

03/06/13 referred to environmental conservation01/08/14 referred to environmental conservation

05/12/14 held for consideration in environmental conservation

Same-As History:

Bill Version Same-As Bill

A 5738 No Same as

Current Same-As

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SUMMARY:

P. LOPEZ, BUTLER, MONTESANO; M-S: Arroyo, Braunstein, DiPietro, Duprey, Tenney

Directs the DEC and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a 3 yearhiking trail safety pilot program.

BILL TEXT:

STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

5738

2013- 2014 Regul ar Sessi onsIN ASSEMBLY

Mar ch 6, 2013___________

I nt r oduced by M. of A. P. LOPEZ, BUTLER, MONTESANO - - Mul t i - Sponsor ed by- - M. of A. ARROYO, DI PI ETRO, DUPREY - - r ead once and r ef er r ed t o theCommi t t ee on Envi r onment al Conser vat i on

AN ACT t o di r ect t he depart ment of envi r onment al conser vat i on and t heof f i ce of par ks, r ecreat i on and hi st or i c pr eser vat i on t o est abl i sh ahi ki ng t r ai l saf et y pi l ot pr ogr am and pr ovi di ng f or t he r epeal of suchpr ovi si ons upon expi r at i on t her eofThe People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-

bly, do enact as follows:

1 Sect i on 1. The depart ment of envi r onment al conser vat i on and t he of f i ce2 of par ks, r ecr eat i on and hi st or i c pr eser vat i on ar e her eby aut hor i zed and3 di r ect ed t o est abl i sh a hi ki ng t r ai l saf et y pi l ot pr ogr am. Such pr ogr am

4 shal l :5 a. i ncr ease war ni ngs about t he potent i al hazar ds of hi ki ng and t r ai l6 use ( i ) at t r ai l heads throughout t he pi l ot pr ogr am ar ea, and ( i i ) on any7 new t r ai l maps subj ect t o such pi l ot progr am;8 b. i ncr ease war ni ngs at sceni c over l ooks t hr oughout the pi l ot pr ogr am

9 ar ea t hat may pr esent a r i sk of a f al l ;10 c. devel op bet t er i nf or mat i on f or hi ker s r egar di ng wi l dl i f e encount er s11 and pr oper pr epar at i on f or hi ki ng, i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, pr oper

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12 f oot wear and at t i r e, how much wat er t o br i ng, r equi si t e navi gat i on13 ski l l s and l eave no t r ace pr i nci pl es;14 d. devel op saf et y mar ker s and a not i f i cat i on system si mi l ar t o t hose15 used at ski r esor t s wi t hi n t he st at e; and16 e. be i mpl ement ed by J une 1, 2014.17 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i mmedi at el y and shal l expi r e t hr ee18 years af t er such date when upon such dat e t he pr ovi si ons of t hi s act19 shal l be deemed r epeal ed.

EXPLANATI ON- - Mat t er i n italics ( under scored) i s new; mat t er i n br acket s[ ] i s ol d l aw t o be omi t t ed.LBD07316- 01- 3

SPONSORS MEMO:NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION

submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)

BILL NUMBER: A5738SPONSOR: Lopez P ( MS)

TITLE OF BILL: An act t o di r ect t he depar t ment of envi r onment alconser vat i on and t he of f i ce of par ks, r ecreat i on and hi st ori c pr eser va-t i on t o est abl i sh a hi ki ng t r ai l saf et y pi l ot pr ogr am and pr ovi di ng f ort he repeal of such pr ovi si ons upon expi r at i on t her eof

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Est abl i shes a 3 year saf et y pi l otprogram, and di r ect s DEC and OPRHP t o devel op saf et y marker s andi ncrease war ni ngs at hi ki ng tr ai l s t hr oughout t he stat e.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Aut hori zes and di r ect s t he Depar t mentof Envi r onment al Conser vat i on t o est abl i sh a hi ki ng t r ai l saf et y pi l otprogram.

JUSTIFICATION: Thi s l egi sl at i on woul d establ i sh a t rai l saf et y pi l otpr ogr am t o est abl i sh bet t er t r ai l mar ki ngs/ war ni ngs on hi ki ng t r ai l s i nNew Yor k.I n l i ght of an i ncreased number of deat hs and i nj ur i es on t r i al s, manyi n or ar ound st at e parkl ands, t hi s progr am woul d devel op saf et y mar ker sand a not i f i cat i on syst em si mi l ar t o those used at ski r esor t s ar oundt he st at e.

The sponsor bel i eves t hat a set of uni f or m saf et y st andards, wi t h cl earand post ed mar ker s at t r ai l heads woul d work t o r educe f ut ur e i nci dent sl eadi ng t o i nj ury and l oss of l i f e.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:2012: Hel d f or consi der at i on i n Envi r onment al Conservat i on

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE GOVERNMENT: The Depart ment of Envi r on-ment al Conservat i on woul d be responsi bl e f or admi ni st eri ng t he pr ogr amusi ng exi st i ng appr opr i at i ons t o cover t he cost of devel opi ng t r ai lmar ker s/ si gnage and saf et y gui del i nes. I n t hi s r egar d, t he scal e of t hepi l ot ' s i mpl ement at i on i s al so l ef t t o DEC di scret i on.DEC, State Pol i ce, and ot her st ate emergency r esponders woul d seer educed demand f or r espondi ng t o f ut ur e event s.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: Thi s l egi sl at i on woul d havea posi t i ve i mpact on l ocal f i r e and rescue or gani zat i ons who ar e cal l ed

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t o r espond t o emer genci es r esul t i ng f r ompubl i c use of r ecr eat i onalt r ai l s by reduci ng t he f r equency of event s.

EFFECTIVE DATE: I mmedi at el y. Shal l expi r e thr ee year s af t er such dat ewhen upon such date the pr ovi si ons of t hi s act shal l be deemed r epeal ed.

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