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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 5, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Handrick, Hutchison, Duff, Gard,
Green, Huebsch, Kedzie, Owens, Porter, Sykora, Urban, R. Young and
Zukowski, cosponsored by Senator Cowles. Referred to Committee on
Tourism and Recreation.
AB890,1,3
1An Act to amend 30.66 (3) (a), 30.66 (3) (b) and 30.69 (3) (d); and
to create 30.66
2(3) (c) of the statutes;
relating to: operation of motorboats in excess of
3slow-no-wake speed in certain areas.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits the operation of motorboats, including personal
watercraft, in excess of slow-no-wake speed within 100 feet of any dock, raft, pier
or buoyed restricted area on any lake. This bill expands the areas where a person
may not operate a motorboat or a personal watercraft in excess of slow-no-wake
speed to include lake shorelines. The bill also increases the required distance for
personal watercraft from 100 feet to 200 feet. For other motorboats, the required
distance remains 100 feet.
For further information see the state and local 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:
AB890, s. 1
4Section
1. 30.66 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB890,2,3
130.66
(3) (a) Except
as provided under s. 30.69 (3)
(d), no person may operate
2a motorboat
on any lake within 100 feet of any dock, raft, pier
, buoyed restricted area
3on any lake or shoreline at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake speed.
AB890, s. 2
4Section
2. 30.66 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB890,2,75
30.66
(3) (b)
No Except as provided under s. 30.69 (3) (d), no person may operate
6a personal watercraft at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake within 100 feet of any
7other boat.
AB890, s. 3
8Section
3. 30.66 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB890,2,119
30.66
(3) (c) Except as provided under s. 30.69 (3) (d), no person may operate
10a personal watercraft at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake speed on any lake within
11200 feet of any dock, raft, pier, buoyed restricted area or shoreline.
AB890, s. 4
12Section
4. 30.69 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB890,2,1613
30.69
(3) (d)
Paragraphs Section 30.66 (3) (a) to (c) and pars. (a) to (c) do not
14apply to pickup or drop areas that are marked with regulatory markers and that are
15open to operators of personal watercraft and to persons and motorboats engaged in
16water skiing.
AB890,2,1918
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
19publication.
