N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 43-0125: Regulatory and user fees

§ 43-0125. Regulatory and user fees.

1. The legislature finds that comprehensive environmental regulatory

management and conservation within the Lake George park are essential to

protect an important part of the environmental resources of the state

and the public health and welfare. It further declares that regulated

entities and users of the unique resources of Lake George park should

bear a significant portion of the costs of regulation, management and

conservation activities which assure the protection and continued

beneficial use of the resources of the park.

2. The following annual fees to be paid to the commission are hereby

established:

(a) Dock, wharf and mooring fees. The owner of a dock, wharf or

mooring within the park used for non-commercial residential purposes

shall pay an annual fee of fifty dollars. The owner of a dock or wharf

within the park used for commercial purposes shall pay an annual fee of

five dollars per linear foot for each such dock. The owner of a mooring

used for commercial purposes shall pay an annual fee of one hundred

dollars for each mooring. New docks constructed for commercial use after

the effective date of this section shall pay a first time fee of ten

dollars per linear foot and five dollars per linear foot annually

thereafter.

(b) Boat fees. In addition to the registration required by the state,

any mechanically propelled boat or vessel with ten horsepower or more

used on Lake George shall have an annual permit issued by the

commission. The fee therefor for boats twenty feet or less in length

overall shall be forty dollars; for boats twenty-one to twenty-five feet

in length overall, fifty dollars; and for boats over twenty-five feet in

length overall, fifty dollars plus seven dollars and fifty cents for

each foot by which the length overall exceeds twenty-five feet; for

boats over twenty-five feet in length overall outfitted for overnight

use, fifty dollars plus thirty dollars for each foot by which the

overall length exceeds twenty-five feet. The commission may establish a

one week use permit for twenty dollars. The commission may establish a

one day use permit for twelve dollars for any mechanically propelled

boat or vessel with ten horsepower or more.

3. The commission may charge a fee to an applicant for a permit in

order to recover the costs incurred in reviewing and acting upon an

application for such permit.

4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fees collected pursuant to

this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Lake George park

trust fund pursuant to section ninety-seven-h of the state finance law.