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HOUSE BILL NO. 174 – Vessels, operation

HOUSE BILL NO. 174

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H0174aa,aaS...................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
VESSELS - Amends existing law to revise what constitutes unlawful operation
of vessels on the waters of this state.
                                                                        
02/06    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/07    Rpt prt - to Res/Con
02/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/21    To Gen Ord
02/26    Rpt out amen - to engros
02/27    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/03    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 65-2-3
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Collins, Crow,
      Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jones, Kellogg,
      Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague,
      Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Raybould,
      Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
      Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie,
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Clark, Jaquet
      Absent and excused -- Cuddy, Gagner, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Deal
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/11    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/17    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/19    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/24    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram,
      Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie,
      McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
      Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Calabretta, Davis, Williams
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
03/25    House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
03/26    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/27    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/28    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Harwood, Henbest(Bray), Jaquet, Jones,
      Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin,
      McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nacarrato, Nielsen,
      Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali,
      Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Edmunson, Gagner
    Floor Sponsor - Deal
    Title apvd - to enrol
03/31    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01    Pres signed - To Governor
04/07    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 232
         Effective: 07/01/03

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 174
                                                                        
                          BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO OPERATION OF VESSELS; AMENDING SECTION  67-7077,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        REVISE  WHAT  CONSTITUTES  UNLAWFUL  OPERATION OF VESSELS ON THE WATERS OF
  4        THIS STATE.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-7077, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        67-7077.  OPERATION  OF  VESSELS.  It  shall be unlawful for any person to
  9    operate any vessel on the water of this state:
 10        (a)  in a negligent manner as prescribed in section 67-7017,  Idaho  Code,
 11    while  within  one  hundred (100) feet of another vessel; or (b) at At a speed
 12    greater than no wake or five (5) miles per hour while within one hundred (100)
 13    feet of a dock, swimmer or other person in the water, except when safely pull-
 14    ing a water skier  from a dock, or when safely dropping off a water skier  who
 15    is  twelve (12) years of age or younger at or near a dock, or when the swimmer
 16    or other person in the water is the vessel's water skier.
 17        (b)  When dropping off a skier at or near a dock all efforts shall be made
 18    to reasonably minimize the time and distance the vessel  shall  travel  inside
 19    the one hundred (100) foot zone while operating at speeds greater than no wake
 20    or five (5) miles per hour.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Deal                
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Stevenson           
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 174
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 10 and 11 and insert:
  3        "(a)  iIn a negligent manner as prescribed in section 67-7017, Idaho Code,
  4    while within one hundred (100) feet of another vessel; or
  5        (b)  aAt a speed";
  6    and in line 17, delete "(b)" and insert: "(c)".
                                                     Moved by    Cameron             
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Pierce              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                        SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 174, AS AMENDED
                                                                        
  7                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  8        On page 1 of the engrossed bill,  delete  lines  17  and  18  and  insert:
  9    "skier.  Except  when dropping off a skier at or near a dock all efforts shall
 10    be made".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 174, As Amended
                                                                        
                          BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO OPERATION OF VESSELS; AMENDING SECTION  67-7077,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        REVISE  WHAT  CONSTITUTES  UNLAWFUL  OPERATION OF VESSELS ON THE WATERS OF
  4        THIS STATE.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-7077, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        67-7077.  OPERATION  OF  VESSELS.  It  shall be unlawful for any person to
  9    operate any vessel on the water of this state:
 10        (a)  iIn a negligent manner as prescribed in section 67-7017, Idaho  Code,
 11    while within one hundred (100) feet of another vessel; or
 12        (b)  aAt  a  speed  greater  than no wake or five (5) miles per hour while
 13    within one hundred (100) feet of a dock, swimmer or other person in the water,
 14    except when safely pulling a water skier  from a dock, or when safely dropping
 15    off a water skier who is twelve (12) years of age or  younger  at  or  near  a
 16    dock,  or  when the swimmer or other person in the water is the vessel's water
 17    skier.
 18        (c)  When dropping off a skier at or near a dock all efforts shall be made
 19    to reasonably minimize the time and distance the vessel  shall  travel  inside
 20    the one hundred (100) foot zone while operating at speeds greater than no wake
 21    or five (5) miles per hour.
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                  HOUSE BILL NO. 174, As Amended, As Amended in the Senate
                                                                        
                          BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
 22                                        AN ACT
 23    RELATING  TO  OPERATION  OF  VESSELS; AMENDING SECTION 67-7077, IDAHO CODE, TO
 24        REVISE WHAT CONSTITUTES UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF VESSELS  ON  THE  WATERS  OF
 25        THIS STATE.
                                                                        
 26    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 27        SECTION  2.  That  Section 67-7077, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 28    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 29        67-7077.  OPERATION OF VESSELS. It shall be unlawful  for  any  person  to
 30    operate any vessel on the water of this state:
 31        (a)  iIn  a negligent manner as prescribed in section 67-7017, Idaho Code,
 32    while within one hundred (100) feet of another vessel; or
 33        (b)  aAt a speed greater than no wake or five (5)  miles  per  hour  while
 34    within one hundred (100) feet of a dock, swimmer or other person in the water,
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    except when safely pulling a water skier  from a dock, or when safely dropping
  2    off  a  water  skier  who  is twelve (12) years of age or younger at or near a
  3    dock, or when the swimmer or other person in the water is the  vessel's  water
  4    skier. Except when dropping off a skier at or near a dock all efforts shall be
  5    made  to  reasonably  minimize  the  time and distance the vessel shall travel
  6    inside the one hundred (100) foot zone while operating at speeds greater  than
  7    no wake or five (5) miles per hour.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                           RS12575C2
                                
The purpose of this legislation would allow a person operating a

vessel to exceed the no-wake limit if they are safely pulling a

skier from a dock or dropping a skier off near a dock.



The operator of the vessel shall make a reasonable effort to minimize
the time and distance traveled in the no-wake zone while engaged in
these activities.




                         FISCAL IMPACT
                                
No impact to the general fund.







Contact
            Name:     Representative Bill Deal
                  Phone:    208/332 1000
            
      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 174