States Can Mandate Boating Fees for Vessel Registration and Safety Funding.
This Act grants US states explicit authority to require boat owners to pay specific state fees (such as those for water rescue, safety measures, or combating invasive species) as a condition for issuing a vessel registration number. Consequently, citizens who own boats may face new mandatory costs during registration, which will fund improvements in water safety and environmental protection efforts. States are now allowed to collect these fees alongside existing registration fees.
Key points
States are authorized to make the payment of specific state boating fees mandatory for the issuance of a vessel registration number.
These fees can be collected alongside existing registration fees and are intended to fund search and rescue operations, boating safety, and efforts against aquatic invasive species.
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