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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 5, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Handrick, Hutchison, Gard,
Green, Huebsch, Kedzie, Owens, Porter, Sykora, Urban, R. Young
and
Zukowski, cosponsored by Senator Rude. Referred to Committee on Tourism
and Recreation.
AB889,1,2 1An Act to renumber and amend 30.635; and to create 30.635 (2) of the
2statutes; relating to: the speed of personal watercraft on certain lakes.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, motorboats, including personal watercraft, 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 expands the
prohibition for personal watercraft to lakes of 200 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:
AB889, s. 1 3Section 1. 30.635 of the statutes is renumbered 30.635 (1) and amended to
4read:
AB889,2,3 530.635 (1) On lakes that are 50 acres or less having in size and that have public
6access, motorboats may not be operated no person may operate a motorboat in excess

1of slow-no-wake speed, except when such these lakes serve as thoroughfares
2between among 2 or more navigable lakes. This subsection does not apply to personal
3watercraft.
AB889,2,6 4(3) The department by rule may modify or waive the requirements of this
5section as to particular lakes, if it finds that public safety is not impaired by such
6modification or waiver.
AB889, s. 2 7Section 2. 30.635 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB889,2,118 30.635 (2) On lakes that are 200 acres or less in size and that have public
9access, no person may operate a personal watercraft in excess of slow-no-wake
10speed, except when these lakes serve as thoroughfares among 2 or more navigable
11lakes.
AB889,2,1212 (End)
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