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Committee backs permit for out-of-state boats, funds to TWRA boating safety
Summary
Senators approved Senate Bill 7-59 to require non-Tennessee-registered boats using Tennessee lakes to obtain an annual permit and pay a user fee to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to support boating safety.
Senator Yeager presented Senate Bill 7-59, a measure originating in the House and carried in the Senate requiring boats registered in other states that use Tennessee public waters to obtain a state permit and pay an annual fee to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).
Yeager said the measure addresses an inequity where out‑of‑state boaters use Tennessee lakes without paying the same user fees…
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