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HI HB404

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Angus McKelvey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires commercial thrill craft and parasailing operators to complete an annual water safety education course to renew their permits.

  • Changes water safety education from voluntary to mandatory and requires the course to include awareness of traditional canoe practices.

  • Establishes a minimum $5 fee per person for the water safety education course, with all collected fees deposited into the boating special fund.

  • Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to immediately revoke commercial use permits for activities endangering public safety, including canoe paddlers.

  • Appropriates general revenues to the boating special fund for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to support water safety education courses, to be repaid once collected fees equal the appropriation amount.

Legislative Description

Relating To Boating.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

The committee(s) on IAC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

2/1/2017

Committee Referrals

Intrastate Commerce1/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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