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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 429, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 25 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 462A.9A WATERCRAFT 1 6 SAFETY COURSES CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. 1 7 1. The department shall establish a personal 1 8 watercraft safety course approved by the commission 1 9 not later than January 15, 1998. The personal 1 10 watercraft safety course shall be administered by the 1 11 department and shall be taught in at least twelve 1 12 counties commencing January 15, 1998. Each person who 1 13 successfully completes an approved personal watercraft 1 14 safety course shall be issued a personal watercraft 1 15 safety certificate. 1 16 2. Not later than January 15, 2000, the department 1 17 shall establish a watercraft safety course approved by 1 18 the commission. The watercraft safety course shall 1 19 include all watercraft including personal watercraft 1 20 in its curriculum and shall be taught in at least one- 1 21 half of the counties of this state. Each person who 1 22 successfully completes an approved personal watercraft 1 23 safety course shall be issued a watercraft safety 1 24 certificate." 1 25 #2. Page 1, line 30, by striking the word 1 26 "eighteen" and inserting the following: "sixteen". 1 27 #3. Page 2, by striking lines 6 through 17 and 1 28 inserting the following: 1 29 "Sec. . Section 462A.12, subsection 6, Code 1 30 1997, is amended by striking the subsection and 1 31 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 32 6. a. An owner or operator of any vessel 1 33 propelled by a motor of more than six horsepower shall 1 34 not permit any person under twelve years of age to 1 35 operate the vessel unless accompanied by a responsible 1 36 person of at least eighteen years of age. However, 1 37 commencing May 18, 2000, a person who is twelve years 1 38 of age or older but less than sixteen years of age 1 39 shall not operate any vessel propelled by a motor of 1 40 more than six horsepower unless accompanied by a 1 41 responsible person of at least eighteen years of age 1 42 or unless the person under sixteen years of age has 1 43 successfully completed an approved watercraft safety 1 44 course. 1 45 b. After May 18, 1998, an owner or operator of a 1 46 personal watercraft shall not permit any person who is 1 47 under sixteen years of age to operate a personal 1 48 watercraft unless accompanied by a responsible person 1 49 of at least eighteen years of age or unless the person 1 50 under sixteen years of age has successfully completed 2 1 an approved personal watercraft safety course." 2 2 #4. Page 2, line 26, by striking the word "eight" 2 3 and inserting the following: "seven". 2 4 #5. Page 3, by striking lines 18 through 23 and 2 5 inserting the following: "subparagraph (2), Code 2 6 1997, is amended by striking the subparagraph and 2 7 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 2 8 (2) Motorboats or personal watercraft shall 2 9 maintain a minimum passing or meeting distance of 2 10 fifty feet when both vessels are traveling at speeds 2 11 greater than five miles per hour in rivers or streams 2 12 of this state except the Mississippi and Missouri 2 13 rivers. The minimum passing or meeting distance of 2 14 one hundred feet shall be maintained by vessels 2 15 traveling at speeds over five miles per hour on the 2 16 Mississippi or Missouri rivers and other waters of the 2 17 state." 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 DOLECHECK of Ringgold 2 22 2 23 2 24 2 25 BLODGETT of Cerro Gordo 2 26 2 27 2 28 2 29 RAYHONS of Hancock 2 30 2 31 2 32 2 33 BELL of Jasper 2 34 2 35 2 36 2 37 BRUNKHORST of Bremer 2 38 2 39 2 40 2 41 SUKUP of Franklin 2 42 2 43 2 44 2 45 MAY of Worth 2 46 SF 429.204 77 2 47 tj/jj/28
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