Bill Text: GA SB99 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Boating Safety Zones; prohibit operation of certain vessels on Lake Sinclair
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-20 - Effective Date [SB99 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB99-Engrossed.html
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25 5573S(SCS)
Senate
Bill 99
By:
Senator Grant of the 25th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 52-7-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to boating safety zones, restrictions on use of motors and operation of
houseboats on certain lakes, and exceptions, so as to prohibit operation of
certain vessels on Lake Sinclair; to provide for exceptions; to provide an
effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 52-7-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to boating
safety zones, restrictions on use of motors and operation of houseboats on
certain lakes, and exceptions, is amended by revising subsection (h) as
follows:
"(h)
The operation of any of the following vessels on Lake Burton, Seed Lake, Lake
Rabun, Lake Tugalo, Tallulah Falls Lake,
Lake
Sinclair, and Lake Yonah shall be
prohibited:
(1)
Any motorized vessel greater than 30 feet six inches in length; except for
law:
(A)
Law enforcement, scientific
research,
or dam operation and maintenance craft;
or
(B)
Any vessel that was lawfully operated on Lake Sinclair immediately prior to the
effective date of this subparagraph and was as of such date included on the tax
roll of any county within which any part of such lake
lies; or
(2)
Any vessel equipped with any type of bypass mechanism that reduces or eliminates
the effectiveness of the muffler or baffler system required by Code Section
52-7-10."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
