NY Nav L § 79-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws NAV - Navigation Article 4-A - Enforcement by Counties 79-B - Vessel and Equipment Anti-Theft Program; Eligibility for State Aid.

§ 79-b. Vessel and equipment anti-theft program; eligibility for state   aid.  1. The commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation   shall establish a vessel and related equipment anti-theft program, which   shall be applicable on all waterways or bodies of water  located  within   New  York  state  or that part of any body of water adjacent to New York   state over which the state has territorial jurisdiction,  and  on  which   watercraft may be used or operated. Such program shall include, but need   not  be  limited  to  provisions relating to the reporting of vessel and   related equipment theft, the dissemination of  information  relating  to   vessel   and   related   equipment   theft,   personnel   training,  the   establishment of a system to aid in the identification of stolen vessels   and related law enforcement functions.* 1-a. The commissioner shall  establish  an  "I  love  NY  waterways"   boating safety program which shall be applicable on the navigable waters   of  the  state  or  any  tidewaters  bordering  on  or  lying within the   boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Such  program  shall  include   boating  safety and accident prevention education and measures to reduce   alcohol-related boating accidents and injuries.* NB There are 2 sb 1-a's* 1-a.  The  commissioner  shall  establish  a  boating  noise   level   enforcement program which shall be applicable on the navigable waters of   the  state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the boundaries   of Nassau and Suffolk counties.* NB There are 2 sb 1-a's2. Each eligible governmental entity  shall  be  entitled  to  receive   state  aid  as hereinafter provided. An entity seeking reimbursement for   expenditures incurred in enforcement of this chapter  and  participation   in approved accident reporting and anti-theft programs and/or an "I love   NY  waterways"  boating  safety  program  and/or  a  boating noise level   enforcement program shall submit to the commissioner by October first of   each year an estimate of such  expenditures  for  the  current  calendar   year,  in  such  form and containing such information as he may require.   Within one month after the close of the calendar year, it  shall  submit   to  the  commissioner  a  statement  of authorized expenditures actually   incurred, in such  form  and  containing  such  information  as  he  may   require.3.  The  amount  of state aid to be allocated to eligible governmental   entities  pursuant  to  this  article  shall  be   determined   by   the   commissioner  as  hereinafter provided. The commissioner shall determine   the percentage proportion which  the  authorized  expenditures  of  each   individual  entity, not exceeding four hundred thousand dollars for each   county  including  municipalities  therein,  shall  bear  to  the  total   authorized  expenditures  of  all  entities.  Such percentage proportion   shall then be applied against an amount equal to one-half of  the  total   of  the  amount  received by the state in each preceding program year in   vessel registration fees  as  provided  in  section  twenty-two  hundred   fifty-one  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, less no more than thirty   percent, subject to appropriation, which may be used by the commissioner   and the commissioner of motor vehicles for administrative costs  of  the   program,  including  training  and  equipment,  and by the department of   environmental conservation, the division of state police and other state   agencies, subject to the approval of the commissioner, for the  purposes   of this article, plus the entire amount received pursuant to subdivision   nine  of  section forty-four of this chapter. The amount thus determined   shall constitute the maximum amount of state  aid  to  which  each  such   entity  shall  be  entitled;  provided,  however,  that  no entity shall   receive state aid in an  amount  in  excess  of  fifty  percent  of  its   authorized expenditures as approved by the commissioner for such program    year.  The commissioner shall certify to the comptroller the amount thus   determined for each eligible local governmental entity as the amount  of   state  aid to be apportioned to such eligible local governmental entity.   The  allocation  of  state aid to any county, town or village within the   Lake George park shall not be reduced because of the allocation of state   aid to the Lake George park commission. Of the remaining funds  received   by  the  state  for  the  registration of vessels as provided in section   twenty-two hundred fifty-one of the vehicle and  traffic  law,  no  less   than  six  percent  shall  be made available to the commissioner for the   expenses of the office in providing navigation law enforcement  training   and administering the provisions of this section.4.  The  amount of funds historically appropriated by any municipality   receiving funding pursuant to this article shall not be reduced  because   of the availability of appropriations from such fund.