Senate File 331 - Introduced SENATE FILE 331 BY KLIMESH (COMPANION TO HF 312 BY MOMMSEN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the registration requirements for certain 1 vessels, requiring water use permits, making appropriations, 2 and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1771XS (2) 90 js/rn

S.F. 331 Section 1. Section 462A.2, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 26A. “Paddleboard” means any long, 3 narrow, somewhat rounded, and inherently buoyant recreational 4 vessel that is constructed from a flat, or nearly flat, rigid 5 material, is propelled by human muscular effort using a pole or 6 single-bladed or double-bladed paddle, and is operated by an 7 individual who is kneeling, standing, or lying on the vessel. 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 26B. “Paddlecraft” means any nonmotorized 9 vessel powered primarily by paddle but does not include 10 paddleboards. 11 Sec. 2. Section 462A.5, subsection 3, paragraph a, 12 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 (1) For vessels of any length without motor or sail, twelve 14 twenty dollars. 15 Sec. 3. Section 462A.6, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 16 2023, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. Conventional design canoes and kayak type vessels , 18 thirteen feet or less in of any length. 19 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 462A.6B Water use permit decal —— 20 water trail development and maintenance fund. 21 The owner of a paddlecraft using the paddlecraft on waters of 22 this state that are under the jurisdiction of the commission 23 shall purchase and display on the front external half of the 24 paddlecraft a water use permit decal. The department shall 25 make the water use permit decal available to purchase at 26 water recreation facilities operated by the department and at 27 retail locations for seven dollars plus any administrative and 28 authorized writing fees. The water use permit decal shall be 29 valid from January 1 to December 31 of the same calendar year. 30 Moneys from the purchase of water use permit decals shall be 31 deposited in the state fish and game protection fund created in 32 section 456A.17 and may be used for water trail development, 33 enforcing navigation laws, and promoting water safety. The 34 department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this 35 -1- LSB 1771XS (2) 90 js/rn 1/ 3

S.F. 331 section. 1 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following take effect January 2 1, 2024: 3 The sections of this Act amending section 462A.6 and 4 enacting section 462A.6B. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill relates to registration requirements for certain 9 vessels. Under current law, vessels of any length without a 10 motor shall pay to a county recorder a registration fee of $12 11 in order for the vessel to be issued an identification number. 12 A vessel may not be used on the waters of this state that are 13 under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission 14 (NRC) without an identification number. Current law exempts 15 conventional design canoes and kayak type vessels that are 13 16 feet or less in length from the numbering and registration 17 requirements. 18 The bill increases the registration fee for vessels of any 19 length without a motor to $20. However, the bill exempts a 20 canoe or kayak type vessel of any length from registration 21 requirements. 22 The bill requires an owner of a paddlecraft using the 23 paddlecraft on waters of this state under NRC jurisdiction to 24 purchase and display on the paddlecraft a water use permit 25 decal. The department of natural resources (DNR) shall make 26 the water use permit decal available to purchase at water 27 recreation facilities operated by DNR and at retail locations 28 for $7 plus any administrative and authorized writing fees. 29 The water use permit decal shall be valid from January 1 30 to December 31 of the same calendar year. Moneys from the 31 purchase of water use permit decals shall be deposited in the 32 state fish and game protection fund for purposes of water trail 33 development, administering and enforcing navigation laws, and 34 promoting water safety. 35 -2- LSB 1771XS (2) 90 js/rn 2/ 3

S.F. 331 The provisions of the bill relating to vessels exempt from 1 registration and relating to water use permit decals take 2 effect July 1, 2024. 3 -3- LSB 1771XS (2) 90 js/rn 3/ 3