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Committee considers FWP cleanup bill to modernize boat validation rules and raise accident threshold
Summary
House Bill 468 would align Montana boat validation and passing/right-of-way language with federal and other states' rules, discontinue free three‑year validation decals, and raise the accident reporting damage threshold from $100 to $2,000; FWP said the changes reflect U.S. Coast Guard guidance and do not create new ongoing fees.
Representative introduced House Bill 468 as a cleanup measure for Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Phil Kilbreth, FWP's boating law administrator, explained that the U.S. Coast Guard no longer considers Montana's free validation decals compliant with federal rules and that the department is proposing to discontinue the free three‑year decal process rather…
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