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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
February 13, 2024 - Introduced by Senator Jacque, cosponsored by Representative
Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting
Heritage.
SB1016,1,2
1An Act to amend 30.68 (4) (title); and
to create 30.68 (4) (c) of the statutes;
2relating to: the operation of a motorboat causing an amplified wake.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill restricts the operation of a motorboat causing an amplified wake,
which the bill defines as a boat wake the height of which is intentionally amplified
through the use of ballast, boat design features, or operational procedures. The bill
prohibits such operation on a lake smaller than 1,500 acres, on a lake with a
maximum depth of less than 20 feet, and less than 700 feet from the shoreline or from
any boat, swimmer, or other water user on a river or on a lake that is 1,500 acres or
larger.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB1016,1
3Section
1. 30.68 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.68
(4) (title)
Creating hazardous wake or wash or amplified wake.
SB1016,2
5Section
2. 30.68 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1016,2,3
130.68
(4) (c) 1. In this paragraph, “amplified wake” means a boat wake the
2height of which is intentionally amplified through the use of ballast, boat design
3features, or operational procedures.
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2. On a lake that is smaller than 1,500 acres, no person may operate a
5motorboat causing an amplified wake.
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3. On a lake the maximum depth of which is less than 20 feet, no person may
7operate a motorboat causing an amplified wake.
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4. On a river or on a lake that is 1,500 acres or larger, no person may operate
9a motorboat causing an amplified wake less than 700 feet from the shoreline or from
10any boat, swimmer, or other individual using the water.
