Bill Text: CT HB05412 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Operation Of Certain Vessels Registered With Marine Dealer Registration Numbers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HB05412 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05412-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5412 | ||
February Session, 2012 |
LCO No. 1890 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Environment |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN VESSELS REGISTERED WITH MARINE DEALER REGISTRATION NUMBERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4 of public act 10-124 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 268 of the general statutes, [for two years from the effective date of this section,] any person who holds a current passenger-for-hire license issued by the United States Coast Guard and a current charter boat registration issued by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 26-142a of the general statutes shall not be prohibited from operating a vessel registered with a marine [dealer's] dealer registration number issued pursuant to section 15-145 of the general statutes, provided any such person [has operated] operates a recreational charter fishing guide service using a vessel registered with such a marine [dealer's] dealer registration number in connection with such guide service. [for not less than five of the ten years preceding the effective date of this section.]
(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall not revoke a marine [dealer's] dealer registration number issued pursuant to section 15-145 of the general statutes for any vessel used in compliance with subsection (a) of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
PA 10-124, Sec. 4 |
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize persons holding United States Coast Guard passenger-for-hire licenses and charter boat registrations to operate vessels registered with marine dealer registration numbers, subject to certain conditions.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]