HB6012 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB6012

Introduced , by Rep. Laura Fine

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 45/3-1.5

Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that persons that are not residents of Illinois do not need a water usage stamp to operate a non-powered watercraft in a paddling event or race. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt rules governing the classification of events as paddling events or races. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended by changing Section 3-1.5 as follows:

(625 ILCS 45/3-1.5)

Sec. 3-1.5. Water usage stamp. Any person using a non-powered watercraft on the waters of this State shall have a valid water usage stamp affixed to an area easily visible either on the exterior or interior of the device. The Department shall establish rules and regulations for the purchase of water usage stamps. Each water usage stamp shall bear the calendar year the stamp is in effect. The fee for a water usage stamp is $6 per stamp for the first 3 stamps. Any person who purchases more than 3 water usage stamps receives each subsequent stamp for $3 each. This Section shall not apply to a non-resident operating a non-powered watercraft while engaged in a paddling event or race. The Department shall adopt rules governing the classification of events as paddling events or races.

(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.