Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.
ON APRIL 15, 2019, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 857, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #2 rewrites this bill to require a marina, livery, or other rental operation to provide motorboat orientation to a renter before hiring, leasing, or renting a motorboat to the renter. The orientation must be approved by the wildlife resources agency and include information on the basic operation of the motorboat and the required safety equipment. The renter must acknowledge in writing that the renter has received the orientation and the marina must maintain such acknowledgement for a period of time to be established by rule of the agency, but no less than 30 days.<br /> <br /> The requirement to provide orientation will not apply to a renter who:<br /> <br /> (1) Has successfully completed a monitored National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)-approved boating safety examination administered by the agency and received a certificate from the agency; <br /> (2) Is a nonresident of this state who shows proof of successful completion of an approved NASBLA course;<br /> (3) Has been issued an operator license by the United States coast guard; or<br /> (4) Was born on or before January 1, 1989.<br /> <br />
ON APRIL 15, 2019, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 857, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #2 rewrites this bill to require a marina, livery, or other rental operation to provide motorboat orientation to a renter before hiring, leasing, or renting a motorboat to the renter. The orientation must be approved by the wildlife resources agency and include information on the basic operation of the motorboat and the required safety equipment. The renter must acknowledge in writing that the renter has received the orientation and the marina must maintain such acknowledgement for a period of time to be established by rule of the agency, but no less than 30 days.<br /> <br /> The requirement to provide orientation will not apply to a renter who:<br /> <br /> (1) Has successfully completed a monitored National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)-approved boating safety examination administered by the agency and received a certificate from the agency; <br /> (2) Is a nonresident of this state who shows proof of successful completion of an approved NASBLA course;<br /> (3) Has been issued an operator license by the United States coast guard; or<br /> (4) Was born on or before January 1, 1989.<br /> <br />
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