§ 70 — Minimum conditions for petroleum-bearing vessels in certain areas; tanker-avoidance zones

New York § 70

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law NAV: Navigation
• Part 2-A: Petroleum-bearing Vessels
• Art. 4: No title

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§ 70. Minimum conditions for petroleum-bearing vessels in certain\nareas; tanker-avoidance zones. 1. The commissioner of environmental\nconservation in consultation with the petroleum-bearing vessel advisory\ncommission established in section seventy-one of this article, the\nUnited States Coast Guard, the board of commissioners of pilots and\nappropriate officials of any state or country with concurrent\njurisdiction over water bodies which might be affected, through rule and\nregulation may establish standards setting forth:\n (a) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels as\ndefined in section one hundred seventy-two of this chapter may enter or\nmove upon the navigable waters of the state and any tidewaters bordering\non or lying within the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Such\nconditions may include, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide and\nwind conditions and weather; and\n (b) the minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels may\nenter or leave any major facility, port or harbor. Such conditions may\ninclude, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide and wind conditions\nand weather.\n 2. The commissioner of environmental conservation may, in consultation\nwith the petroleum-bearing vessel advisory commission established in\nsection seventy-one of this article, the United States Coast Guard, the\nboard of commissioners of pilots and appropriate officials of any state\nor country with concurrent jurisdiction over water bodies which might be\naffected, establish tanker-avoidance zones, where it shall be unlawful\nfor petroleum-bearing vessels as defined in section one hundred\nseventy-two of this chapter, to enter or move upon the navigable waters\nof the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the\nboundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties.\n