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House rejects motorboat education requirement after prolonged debate
Summary
First-substitute House Bill 154, which would have required motorboat operators of more than 50 horsepower to complete a boating education course and placed an endorsement on drivers' licenses, failed in the House 28–42 after questions about scope, cost and enforcement.
House members on Feb. 13 debated and ultimately rejected first-substitute House Bill 154, a bipartisan motorboat-education measure that would have required most motorboat operators to complete a boating-safety course and receive a drivers-license endorsement by 2013.
Sponsor Representative James Dunnigan told the House that Utah has one of the higher rates of boating accidents nationally…
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