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Committee adopts changes and forwards S. 367 to floor to speed removal of abandoned and derelict vessels
Summary
The Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee unanimously amended and favorably reported S. 367, a bill that creates procedures for declaring and removing wrecked, abandoned or derelict vessels; amendments included aligning recovery timing with existing statute of limitations and removing the undefined term "state of disrepair."
The Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee moved S. 367, legislation establishing procedures for declaring and removing abandoned, wrecked or derelict vessels, to the Senate floor after adopting amendments on Oct. 12.
Committee staff described S. 367 as creating a framework for the Department of Natural Resources and other law-enforcement agencies to identify vessels that are wrecked, junked, abandoned or derelict and to provide procedures for removal, including for sunken vessels.
During the hearing, staff and DNR law-enforcement representatives described the…
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