Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State Boating Act”.
State Boating Act
A BILL
To allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering.
Sec. 2 Collection of state fees related to boating
Section 12307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
by striking “The authority” and inserting “(a) In general.—The authority”; and
by striking “that are—” and inserting “that—”;
in paragraph (1)—
by inserting “are” before “prescribed”; and
by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (2)—
by inserting “are” before “related”; and
by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) require the payment of State fees related to boating, which may include fees for search and rescue operations, boating safety measures, or efforts to address aquatic invasive species.
“(b) State fees related to boating—A State issuing authority may collect a fee described in subsection (a)(3) in conjunction with the collection of any other fee established under this section.
“(c) Use of fees—Fees collected by States under the authority of this section may only be used to fund activities directly related to improving recreational boating, boater safety, boater access, use of waterways by recreational boaters, and aquatic invasive species mitigation.”