RELATING TO BOATING.

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050.

Penalties for boating violations were updated to explicitly allow for imprisonment of up to thirty days in addition to a fine of no more than $1,000.

Unauthorized commercial activity is now explicitly prohibited within 'state ocean waters,' expanding the scope beyond just harbors and facilities.

Specific definitions for 'parasailing' and 'water sledding' were removed, relying instead on existing definitions in section 200-23.

The bill's metadata was updated to reflect its transition from a House Draft to a Senate Draft, including changes in author names and revision numbers.

Reordered the phrasing in multiple subsections to consistently list 'thrill craft or vessel' instead of 'vessel or thrill craft' for consistency.

Corrected the penalty description from 'fined not more than' to 'fined no more than' to improve grammatical accuracy.

Adjusted the formatting of a reference to subsections (a)(8) through (a)(13) to remove the redundant letter 'a' in the parenthetical list.

Rephrased a probation condition regarding operating vessels to improve sentence flow without altering the legal restriction.

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.

Terminology was standardized throughout the bill to list 'vessel or thrill craft' instead of 'thrill craft or vessel' for consistency.

The definition section was updated to change 'defined in' to 'meaning as in' for all referenced terms.

Header metadata was updated to reflect the House version, including a new sponsor name and revised template numbers.

Penalties for boating violations were increased to include imprisonment for up to thirty days in addition to fines, whereas previously only fines were available.

The definition of 'unauthorized' conduct was clarified to specifically require a prohibition from a statute, rule, permit, or posted restriction.

New definitions were added for terms like 'thrill craft,' 'water sledding,' and 'restricted area' to ensure consistent legal interpretation.

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to a fixed date of July 1, 2026.