{"id":20350,"date":"2023-06-21T00:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=725832"},"modified":"2023-06-21T00:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T00:10:08","slug":"new-york-governor-to-propose-state-regulation-after-fatal-tour-boat-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2023\/06\/21\/new-york-governor-to-propose-state-regulation-after-fatal-tour-boat-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Governor to Propose State Regulation After Fatal Tour Boat Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/east\/2023\/06\/20\/725832.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/east\/2023\/06\/20\/725832.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\"> <span class=\"tts-notice\"><span>New<\/span> You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she wants the state to have regulatory authority over boats that operate in caves and similar waterways following a fatal tour boat accident in an underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation regulates commercial boats, Hochul\u2019s office said, but lacks authority to inspect those operating on non-navigable waters, like in the privately owned Lockport Cave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"legislation\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The Democrat will propose legislation to close that loophole, her office said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a 65-year-old man died and nearly a dozen other passengers were taken to hospitals, mostly with minor injuries, when a flat-bottom boat with 29 people aboard flipped while inside the historic, human-made cavern system in western New York.<\/p>\n<p>After the June 12 accident at the Lockport Cave, a human services agency confirmed that a similar incident had occurred during a 2015 outing for clients and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dAs we mourn the loss of life resulting from the boat crash in the Lockport Caves, my administration is proposing legislation to prevent future tragedies,\u201d Hochul said in a statement. \u201cThe Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has the tools to keep us safe and this legislation will ensure they have the legal authority to use these to keep passengers safe on boats in caves. \u201c<\/p>\n<div class=\"copyright-notice lite\">Copyright 2023 Associated Press. 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