04/18/2000 03:00 PM Senate RES

          HB 108-USE, REGULATION, AND OPERATION OF BOATS                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  HALFORD   announced  that  a  proposed  Senate   Resources                                                            
committee  substitute  had been  prepared for  HB 108  and that  the                                                            
committee has  worked extensively  with the sponsor on the  areas of                                                            
question.   The  committee  substitute  places  the program  in  the                                                            
Department  of Public Safety with  only the education portion  going                                                            
to the Department  of Natural Resources.   It parallels the  federal                                                            
requirement  of a  three year  registration  renewal.   A  technical                                                            
amendment  needs to be  made on  page 10 of  the proposed  committee                                                            
substitute:   "90" should  be changed to "30"  which applies  to the                                                            
exemption that  allows a non-resident to operate a  non-powered boat                                                            
in the  State.  The  90 days would  allow a person  to leave  a boat                                                            
here year  round and  never have  to register  so the exemption  was                                                            
changed to 30 days.  He  stated that he does not support taking over                                                            
this  federal   program  but  finds   the  bill  to  be   the  least                                                            
objectionable way to do it.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR  moved to adopt SCS CSHB 108(RES) (Version  L) as the                                                            
working document  before the committee.   There being no  objection,                                                            
the motion carried.   CHAIRMAN HALFORD announced that  the committee                                                            
substitute  had been adopted and it  includes the change  on page 10                                                            
to 30 days.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MACKIE  noted he understands  that the sponsor supports  the                                                            
committee substitute  and will not  be advocating for more  changes.                                                            
He then  moved  SCS CSHB  108(RES)  from committee  with  individual                                                            
recommendations.   There  being no  objection, the  bill moved  from                                                            
committee.