Minnesota Boater Education moves ahead, Bill Clears House
by National Marine Manufacturers Association 4 May 2022 09:00 PDT
Boat life © Jordan Suddath
As the weather warms and boating season nears in the Great Lakes region, Minnesota lawmakers are inching closer to officially expanding boater education to include adult operators.
Last Thursday the Minnesota House of Representatives passed its omnibus environment and natural resources bill, HF4492/SF4062. The bill will return to the Senate, where a conference committee is expected to work out the differences before the end of May when session adjourns.
The House omnibus bill included the boater education expansion language from HF3787, which has been widely supported. The language would expand the state's existing youth operator requirements to establish a requirement on all operators born on or after July 1, 1987 - eventually phasing in all boaters. If passed, the law will go into effect the summer of 2024.
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