1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; increasing watercraft
1.3 	license fees; modifying disposition of certain
1.4 	revenue; providing for public access on public waters;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
1.6 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
1.9 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less.  The fee for a
1.11 	watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length
1.12 	is $18 $27 except:
1.13 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet
1.14 	in length or less that is offered for rent or lease, the fee is
1.15 	$6 $12;
1.16 	(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat,
1.17 	or rowing shell 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $7 $14;
1.18 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a
1.19 	nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety, the
1.20 	fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
1.21 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's
1.22 	license, the fee is as provided in subdivision 5;
1.23 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $25 $37.50; and
1.24 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other
1.25 	than a watercraft listed in clauses (1) to (5), the fee
1.26 	is $12 $24.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
2.2 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet.  Except as provided in
2.4 	subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, the watercraft license fee:
2.5 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26
2.6 	feet in length is $30 $45;
2.7 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in
2.8 	length is $45 $67.50; and
2.9 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $60 $90.

2.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
2.11 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.12 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire.  The license
2.13 	fee for a watercraft more than 19 feet in length for hire with
2.14 	an operator is $50 $100 each.

2.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
2.16 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.17 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for
2.18 	teaching.  The watercraft license fee for a watercraft used by a
2.19 	nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water safety is
2.20 	$3 $6 each.

2.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
2.22 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.23 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license.  There is no separate fee for
2.24 	watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license.  The fee
2.25 	for a dealer's license is $45 $67.50.

2.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
2.27 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.28 		Subd. 6.Transfer or duplicate license.  The fee to
2.29 	transfer a watercraft license or be issued a duplicate license
2.30 	is $3 $6.

2.31 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.415,
2.32 	subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.33 		Subd. 9.Disposition of receipts. (a) Money received for
2.34 	watercraft licenses shall be deposited in the state treasury and
2.35 	credited to the water recreation account.
2.36 	(b) Money received for watercraft licenses as a result of
3.1 	the fee increases under this act shall be credited to a public
3.2 	access subaccount within the water recreation account.  Money in
3.3 	the public access subaccount is dedicated for acquisition,
3.4 	development, maintenance, and rehabilitation of sites for public
3.5 	access and boating facilities on public waters.