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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Senators Griffo and Little bill to assist ATV operators
S3429
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to designation
of highways and public lands for travel by ATVs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2405 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as added by chapter 402 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. Highways. Except with respect to interstate highways or controlled
5 access highways, [the department of transportation with respect to> a
6 governmental agency or municipality may designate a state [highways>
7 highway, maintained by the state [and any other governmental agency with
8 respect to highways>, or a highway maintained by a governmental agency,
9 including bridge and culvert crossings, under its jurisdiction [may
10 designate and> as open for travel by ATVs in order to gain access to
11 areas or trails adjacent to such highways and the department of trans-
12 portation shall post any such public highway or portion thereof as open
13 for travel by ATVs [when in the determination of the governmental agency
14 concerned, it is otherwise impossible for ATVs to gain access to areas
15 or trails adjacent to the highway>. Such designations by a state agency
16 shall be by rule or regulation, and such designations by any munici-
17 pality other than a state agency shall be by local law or ordinance.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
