AB468: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 468

June 27, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Freese, Schneiders, Boyle, Hutchison, Baldus, Zukowski, Robson and Notestein. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

AB468,1,2 An Act to amend 30.635 of the statutes; relating to: controlling motorboat speed on certain lakes.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, motorboats may not be operated in excess of slow-no-wake speed on lakes of 50 acres or less, except when those lakes serve as thoroughfares between 2 or more navigable lakes. The department of natural resources may modify or waive this prohibition for particular lakes if it finds that public safety would not be impaired. This bill extends the prohibition to lakes of 70 acres or less.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB468, s. 1 Section 1. 30.635 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB468,1,9 30.635 Motorboat prohibition. On lakes 50 70 acres or less having public access, motorboats may not be operated in excess of slow-no-wake speed, except when such lakes serve as thoroughfares between 2 or more navigable lakes. The department by rule may modify or waive the requirements of this section as to particular lakes, if it finds that public safety is not impaired by such modification or waiver.

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