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90_HB2208
625 ILCS 45/5-18a new
Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides
that the Division of Law Enforcement of the Department of
Natural Resources shall implement and enforce a Personal
Watercraft Safety Program to certify persons operating
personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft. Provides that
the Department, by administrative rule, shall implement the
course as a pilot program in a determined area and may charge
a fee for the course. Provides that a person who violates the
provision is subject to an administrative fine of up to $100
and that after 2 years the Department shall report to the
Governor and the General Assembly on the progress of the
pilot program.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Boat Registration and Safety Act by
2 adding Section 5-18a.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is
6 amended by added Section 5-18a as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 45/5-18a new)
8 Sec. 5-18a. Personal watercraft safety program.
9 (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall implement
10 by administrative rule a pilot program for personal
11 watercraft and specialty prop-craft water safety in a
12 specific area of the State. The pilot program shall provide
13 that in the determined area a person may operate a personal
14 watercraft or specialty prop-craft under the provisions of
15 this Act only if in possession of a personal watercraft
16 safety certificate issued by the Department's Division of Law
17 Enforcement. The Division of Law Enforcement shall establish
18 a video presentation on personal watercraft safety, laws, and
19 regulations. The program shall be conducted by instructors
20 certified by the Department. After viewing the presentation,
21 students shall receive a certificate of safety from the
22 Division of Law Enforcement. The Division may cooperate with
23 schools, private clubs, and other organizations in offering
24 the personal watercraft safety course in the determined area
25 of the pilot program.
26 (b) The Department may charge a fee to each person who
27 enrolls in the course of instruction. If a fee is authorized
28 by the Department, the Division shall authorize the
29 instructors conducting the courses to charge for the rental
30 of facilities and costs of materials for the course. Fees
31 retained by the Department shall be used to defray a part of
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1 the expenses to operate the personal watercraft safety
2 program.
3 (c) The Division of Law Enforcement shall implement and
4 enforce the provisions of this Section in the determined area
5 of the pilot program. Any person who violates this Section
6 is subject to an administrative fine of up to $100.
7 Violations of this Section by a minor with the knowledge of a
8 parent or guardian shall be deemed a violation by the parent
9 or guardian.
10 (d) The Department shall submit a report on the pilot
11 program's progress to the Governor and the General Assembly 2
12 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
13 1997.