New York A 9670: Relates to the creation of an ATV recreation fund and the use of ATVs

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A09670 Summary:

BILL NOA09670 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08399-A

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Title D Art 26 §26.01, Pks & Rec L; amd §§2282, 2411 & 2281, add §2414, V & T L; add §99-ss, St Fin L;
amd §§1-0303 & 9-0303, En Con L

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Relates to the creation of an ATV recreation fund and the use of ATVs.

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BILL NOA09670 

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01/21/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9670

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, the
 vehicle and traffic law, the state finance law and the environmental
 conservation law, in relation to the creation of an ATV recreation
 fund and the use of ATVs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent and purpose. In order to best organize
 2 and sustain an environmentally sustainable statewide system of trails
 3 for all terrain vehicles, the legislature hereby creates an ATV recre-
 4 ation fund. The control and supervision of the recreation fund shall be
 5 maintained by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation
 6 upon consultation with the department of environmental conservation. The
 7 recreation fund is created for the purpose of designating state, munici-
 8 pal and private lands as part of a statewide network of ATV trails. Fees
 9 obtained by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation
 10 for the maintenance of the recreation fund shall be divided between
 11 administration, enforcement, and a motorized access program for people
 12 with disabilities. It is the purpose of this act to promote the safe
 13 and proper use of all terrain vehicles for recreation and commerce in
 14 this state by encouraging their use and development, while minimizing
 15 detrimental effects of such use upon the environment and also promoting
 16 access to all regardless of ability.
 17 § 2. Title D of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 18 amended by adding a new article 26 to read as follows:
 19 ARTICLE 26
 20 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE RECREATION FUND
 21 Section 26.01 Rules and regulations.
 22 § 26.01 Rules and regulations. The department shall promulgate regu-
 23 lations for the use of ATVs with a view towards achieving maximum use of
 24 ATVs and minimizing the detrimental effect thereof upon the environment.
 25 Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department or the department
 26 of environmental conservation pursuant to section 9-0303 of the environ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06717-02-6

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 1 mental conservation law from authorizing other ATV use on state-owned
 2 lands. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations relating to
 3 and including, but not limited to the following:
 4 a. Use of ATVs insofar as fish and wildlife resources and natural
 5 resources of the state.
 6 b. Use of ATVs on public lands under the jurisdiction of the depart-
 7 ment, providing for incorporating recreational and sportsman use into
 8 UMPs developed for such lands.
 9 c. Uniform signs or markers.
 10 d. Requirements that new connector trails must comply with state laws
 11 and regulations and, where applicable for state-owned lands, comply with
 12 a unit management plan.
 13 e. Provisions for current trails and trails pending approval on or
 14 before the effective date of this article are preserved in perpetuity
 15 and nothing shall restrict the use of commissioner policy three (CP3)
 16 permits issued by the department of environmental conservation on these
 17 trails.
 18 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 2282 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 19 amended by chapter 402 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as
 20 follows:
 21 1. Except as hereinafte