HB 1197 — Sunset Water Vessel Registration Program

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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TheC billONCERNINGTHECONTINUATIONOFTHEVESSELREGISTRATIONPROGRAM continues. the registration program for 3 vessels until September 1, 2036.

g d 62 E e 2 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SSECTION R1. 4 O n 2 H 2 r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

e a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

e A SECTION 1.

GeneralGeneralassembly assembly review ofofregulatory regulatoryagenciesand agenciesfunctions andfunctionsforrepeal,continuation,orreestablishment-legislativefor repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative declaration - repeal.

(27)(a)(27) Thefollowingagencies,functions,orboth,arescheduled(a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2026:

(IV) TheTheregistrationandregulationof registrationvesselsbythedepartmentof and regulation of vessels bythe department of natural resources in accordance with article 13 of title 33, C.R.S.;

(37)(a)Capital Thefollowingagencies,functions,orboth,arescheduledletters foror repealbold on& Septemberitalic 1,numbers 2036:indicate new material added to existing law;

(III)dashes TEthrough REGISTRATIONwords ANDor REGULATIONnumbers OFindicate VESSELSdeletions BYfrom THEexisting DEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCESINACCORDANCEWITHARTICLElaw 13and OFsuch TITLE33.material is not part of the act.

SECTION2.(37) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2036:

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,amend33-13-116as(III) follows:THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF VESSELS BY THE DEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCESINACCORDANCEWITHARTICLE 13OF TITLE 33.

SECTION 2.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 33-13-116 as follows:

Sections33-13-103,33-13-104,33-13-105,and33-13-107andthisSections section33-13-103, are33-13-104, repealed,33-13-105, effectiveand September33-13-107 1,and 2026BERthis 1,sectionarerepealed,effectiveSeptember1,2026 2036.SEPTEMBER 1,2036.Prior to the repeal, the function of registration and regulation of vessels shall be reviewed as provided for in section 24-34-104.

PriorSECTION3. to the repeal, the function of registration and regulation of vessels shall be reviewed as provided for in section 24-34-104.

SECTIONInColoradoRevisedStatutes,33-13-102,amend(5); 3.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-13-102, amend (5);

(5) (a) "Vessel" means every description of watTYPEwatercraft TYPE OF WATERCRAFT ,,EXCEPTASEAPLANEONTHEWATER EXCEPT,usedorcapableofbeing A SEAPLANE ON THE WATER, used or capable of -2- 1197 being used as a means of transportation of persons and propertypropertyon on the water, including all types of stand-up paddleboarBUTpaddleboards BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE FISHINGFISHINGAIDS AIDS,AIR,AIRMATTRESSES MATTRESSES ,BEACH AND WATER TOYS ,OR INNER TUBES.TUBES .

(I) AnyAnysingle-chambered,air-inflateddevicesthatarenotstand-up single-chambered, air-inflated devices that are not stand-up paddleboards;

(5.3) "VESSEL LIVERY"MEANSLIVERY "MEANS A PERSON THAT ADVERTISES AND OFFERS A VESSEL FOR RENT OR LEASE TO ANOTHER PERSON IN EXCHANGE FOR ANY KIND OF PAYMENT .

SECTION4.PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1197 SECTION 4.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,amend33-13-107asIn Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 33-13-107 as follows:

(1) The owner or operator of A vessel livery shall keep a record of the name and address of each person wTHATwho THAT hires any vessel that is designed or permitted to be operated as a vessel, the hull identification numbernumberofthevessel,andthedeparturedateandtimeandtheexpecteddate of the vessel, and thetimeof departure date and time and the expected date and time of return of the vessel.

Such records shall be preserved for atleastthirtydayTHREEYEARSat afterthevesselistobereturnedandshallleast thirty daysTHREE YEARS after the vessel is to be AREreturned and shalAREe subject to inspection by the division.

Any person wTHATwho THAT violates this subsection (1) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

(2) Neither the owner nor operator of A vessel livery nor such owner's or operatorORoperator'sOR THE VESSELVESSELLIVERY LIVERY S agent or employee shallshallNOT NOT permit any vessel to depart from his or THEheTHE VESSEL LIVERY S'S premisesunlesssuchvesselisequippedandregisteredasrequiredbythispremises -3-unless 1197such article13andrulespromulgatedADOPTEDvessel pursuanttothisarticle13.Anyis personequipped whoand registered as required by this article 13 andrulespromulgated ADOPTED pursuanttothisarticle13.Anypersonwho THAT violates this subsection (2) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished byaby a fine of one hundred dollars.

SECTION5.SECTION 5.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,33-17-107.1,amendIn Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-17-107.1, amend (4) and (5) as follows:

(4) Neither an owner or operator ofofA A vessel liveryORoanliverynor agentOR oran employeeagent oforemployeeof suchsuchowner owner or operaTHEoperator VESSELTHEVESSELLIVERY LIVERYshallNOT shall NOT lease, hire, or rent a motorboat to or for operation by any individual undereighteenyearsofageunder YEARSOLDeighteen ;exceptthatanindividualfourteen years of ageYEARS OLD or; older who has not reached the individual's eighteenth birthday may be permitted or authorized to operate a motorboat if the individual has met the boating safety and certificate requirements of subsection (2) of this section.

(5)except Anythat an individual whofourteen PERSONyears THATof violatesage thisYEARS sectionOLD commitsor aolder civilwho infractionhas and,not uponreached conviction,the shallindividual's eighteenth birthday may be punishedpermitted byor authorized to operate a finemotorboat if the individual has met the boating safety and certificate requirements of onesubsection hundred(2) dollars.of this section.

SECTION(5) 6.Anyindividual who PERSON THAT violates this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1197 hundred dollars.

InSECTION6. Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-32-102, amend (8) as follows:

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,33-32-102,amend(8) as follows: