Amendment AA1-AB248

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 248

June 21, 2005 - Offered by Representative Hines.

AB248-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB248-AA1,1,2 1. Page 1, line 6: after "date" insert "and the rental of motorboats".

AB248-AA1,1,3 2. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:

AB248-AA1,1,4 " Section 1b. 30.625 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB248-AA1,1,5 30.625 (title) Rental of personal watercraft motorboats.

AB248-AA1, s. 1c Section 1c. 30.625 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB248-AA1,1,8 30.625 (1) (intro.) No person who is engaged in the rental or leasing of personal watercraft motorboats to the public may do any of the following:

AB248-AA1, s. 1d Section 1d. 30.625 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB248-AA1,2,2 30.625 (1) (a) Rent or lease a personal watercraft motorboat for operation by a person who will be operating a personal watercraft motorboat for the first time in each calendar year and who does not hold a valid certificate issued under s. 30.74 (1) unless the person engaged in the rental or leasing gives the person instruction on how to operate a personal watercraft motorboat in the manner established by the department under under s. 30.74 (1) (am).

AB248-AA1, s. 1e Section 1e. 30.625 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 30.74 (1) (am) amended to read:

AB248-AA1,2,7 30.74 (1) (am) The department may promulgate rules to establish minimum standards and procedures for the instruction given under sub. (1) (a) s. 30.625 (1) (a).".

AB248-AA1,2,8 3. Page 2, line 1: substitute "1m" for "1".

AB248-AA1,2,9 4. Page 4, line 1: before "certificate issued" insert "valid".

AB248-AA1,2,10 5. Page 4, line 8: after that line insert:

AB248-AA1,2,11 " Section 10g. 30.74 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB248-AA1,2,18 30.74 (1) (a) The department shall create comprehensive courses on boating safety and operation. These courses shall be offered in cooperation with schools, private clubs and organizations, and may be offered by the department in areas where requested and where other sponsorship is unavailable. The department shall issue certificates to persons 10 years of age or older successfully completing such courses. The department shall prescribe the course content and the form of the certificate.

AB248-AA1, s. 10r Section 10r. 30.74 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB248-AA1,3,3 30.74 (1) (b) The department shall prescribe the course content and the form of the certificate. An instructor A person conducting a course or giving instruction under this subsection shall collect the instruction fee from each person who receives instruction. The department may determine the portion of this fee, which may not exceed 50%, that the instructor person may retain to defray expenses incurred by the instructor person in conducting the course or giving the instruction. The instructor person shall remit the remainder of the fee or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee to the department. The department by rule shall set the fee for the course.".

AB248-AA1,3,4 (End)