Bill Text: IA HF2485 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to regulation of watercraft and equipment on public lakes by common interest communities and certain nonprofit corporations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 647.) Effective date: 02/28/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-02-28 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 450. [HF2485 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2485-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
REGULATION
OF
WATERCRAFT
AND
EQUIPMENT
ON
PUBLIC
LAKES
BY
COMMON
INTEREST
COMMUNITIES
AND
CERTAIN
NONPROFIT
CORPORATIONS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
462A.17A
Common
interest
communities
——
regulation
of
watercraft
on
public
lakes.
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
a.
“Bylaws”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
499C.1.
b.
“Common
interest
community”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
499C.1.
c.
“Public
lake”
means
any
lake
located
within
the
boundaries
of
this
state
that
is
a
navigable
body
of
water
and
that
is
lawfully
accessible
by
the
general
public.
d.
“Rule”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
499C.1.
e.
“Unit”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
499C.1.
f.
“Unit
owner”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
499C.1.
2.
Notwithstanding
any
law
to
the
contrary,
a
common
interest
community
with
one
thousand
or
more
units
that
is
adjacent
to
or
abutting
in
part
a
public
lake
may
establish
policies
in
the
common
interest
community’s
bylaws
or
rules
regarding
the
operation
of
watercraft,
including
but
not
limited
to
equipment
specifications.
The
authority
granted
to
House
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p.
2
a
common
interest
community
under
this
subsection
shall
only
apply
to
unit
owners
and
unit
owners’
guests.
3.
Notwithstanding
section
462A.32,
a
common
interest
community
may
communicate
the
common
interest
community’s
policies
established
under
subsection
2
through
the
use
of
private
buoys
and
other
safety-related
installations
until
the
date
the
commission
adopts
rules
regulating
buoys
and
other
safety-related
installations
for
the
public
lake
that
is
adjacent
to
or
abuts
the
common
interest
community
described
in
subsection
2.
4.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
462A.17B
Nonprofit
corporations
——
regulation
of
watercraft
on
public
lakes.
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
a.
“Association”
means
a
nonprofit
corporation
incorporated
under
chapter
504,
named
as
an
association,
and
that
manages
a
community
with
one
thousand
or
more
units
that
is
located
on
a
subdivision
that
is
adjacent
to
or
abuts
a
public
lake.
b.
“Bylaws”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
504.141.
c.
“Member”
means
a
person
who
is
a
record
lot
owner
of
the
association.
d.
“Public
lake”
means
any
lake
located
within
the
boundaries
of
this
state
that
is
a
navigable
body
of
water
and
that
is
lawfully
accessible
by
the
general
public.
e.
“Rules
and
regulations”
means
the
rules
and
regulations
adopted
by
the
association’s
board
of
directors
as
authorized
by
the
bylaws
of
the
association.
f.
“Unit”
means
a
dwelling
unit
designated
for
separate
ownership
or
occupancy
or
as
otherwise
defined
in
the
statute
under
which
the
association
is
organized.
2.
Notwithstanding
any
law
to
the
contrary,
an
association
may
establish
policies
in
the
association’s
rules
and
regulations
regarding
the
operation
of
watercraft,
including
but
not
limited
to
equipment
specifications.
The
authority
granted
to
an
association
under
this
subsection
shall
only
apply
to
the
association’s
members
and
the
association’s
members’
guests.
House
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p.
3
3.
Notwithstanding
section
462A.32,
an
association
may
communicate
the
association’s
policies
established
under
subsection
2
through
the
use
of
private
buoys
and
other
safety-related
installations
until
the
date
the
commission
adopts
rules
regulating
buoys
and
other
safety-related
installations
for
the
public
lake
that
is
adjacent
to
or
abuts
the
association.
4.
The
natural
resource
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2485,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
