HB2100 Summary

• Requires nonresident watercraft owners who establish Arizona as the state of principal operation to register the watercraft and pay a boating safety infrastructure fee before placing it on Arizona waterways.

• Mandates nonresident owners carry and display proof of fee payment while the watercraft is underway, moored, or anchored on Arizona waterways.

• Requires nonresident watercraft owners to provide proof of insurance in Arizona.

• Applies additional registration and insurance requirements to nonresident owners who intend to rent watercraft to third parties, regardless of whether Arizona is established as the principal operation state.

• Exempts nonrecreational and commercial motorized watercraft from nonresident registration requirements.