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2019 New York Laws
NAV - Navigation
Article 4 - Vessels
Part 2-A - Petroleum-Bearing Vessels
70 - Minimum Conditions for Petroleum-Bearing Vessels in Certain Areas; Tanker-Avoidance Zones.

Universal Citation: NY Nav L § 70 (2019)
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§ 70. Minimum  conditions  for  petroleum-bearing  vessels  in certain
areas; tanker-avoidance zones.  1.  The  commissioner  of  environmental
conservation  in consultation with the petroleum-bearing vessel advisory
commission established in  section  seventy-one  of  this  article,  the
United  States  Coast  Guard,  the  board of commissioners of pilots and
appropriate  officials  of  any  state  or   country   with   concurrent
jurisdiction over water bodies which might be affected, through rule and
regulation may establish standards setting forth:
  (a)  the  minimum  conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels as
defined in section one hundred seventy-two of this chapter may enter  or
move upon the navigable waters of the state and any tidewaters bordering
on  or  lying within the boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Such
conditions may include, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide  and
wind conditions and weather; and
  (b)  the  minimum conditions under which petroleum-bearing vessels may
enter or leave any major facility, port or harbor. Such  conditions  may
include, but not be limited to, visibility, the tide and wind conditions
and weather.
  2. The commissioner of environmental conservation may, in consultation
with  the  petroleum-bearing  vessel  advisory commission established in
section seventy-one of this article, the United States Coast Guard,  the
board  of commissioners of pilots and appropriate officials of any state
or country with concurrent jurisdiction over water bodies which might be
affected, establish tanker-avoidance zones, where it shall  be  unlawful
for   petroleum-bearing  vessels  as  defined  in  section  one  hundred
seventy-two of this chapter, to enter or move upon the navigable  waters
of  the  state  or  any  tidewaters  bordering  on  or  lying within the
boundaries of Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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