GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 513
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/28/97

Short Title:  LRC Study Watercraft Safety.	(Public)

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March 13, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY SAFETY REGULATIONS AND EDUCATION RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED PLEASURE VESSELS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. (a) The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study issues related to the safe operation of motorized pleasure vessels and personal watercraft. 
(b)	The study may address all issues related to the safe operation of motorized pleasure vessels and personal watercraft including safety regulation, instruction for operators of motorized pleasure vessels and personal watercraft, age limitations for the operation of motorized pleasure vessels and personal watercraft, and any other issues related to the protection and safety of the operators of motorized pleasure vessels and personal watercraft and the general public.
Section 2.  The Legislative Research Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 1999 General Assembly and may make an interim report to the 1997 General Assembly, 1998 Regular Session.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.