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Sen. Anne Watson seeks "home lake" designation for wake boats to limit invasive species spread
Summary
Sen. Anne Watson presented S.224 (draft 4.2) proposing a "home lake" checkbox on boat registration for wake boats and an annual DMV report to ANR to better track wake-boat prevalence; committee members asked for DMV testimony and noted the bill will need finance committee review.
Sen. Anne Watson, chair of Natural Resources, told the Senate Transportation committee she is proposing language in S.224 (draft 4.2) to add a statutory "home lake" designation for wake boats on boat registration forms and require the Department of Motor Vehicles to compile and annually report counts of registered wake boats and home-lake designations to the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR).
Watson said the change is intended to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species from wake-boat ballast…
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