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