No. SB 602
Filed under Transportation.
Watercraft Restrictions Based on Energy Source; Providing an exception to the prohibition on state agencies, governmental authorities, and local governments restricting the use or sale of watercraft based on the energy source used to power the watercraft if such watercraft is used on certain bodies of water, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDState agencies, municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities are already barred from restricting a watercraft's use or sale based on the energy source that powers it, whether for propulsion or any other function.
The exception applies to watercraft used on any lake, reservoir, drainage pond, or detention or retention pond that is necessary for protecting those waters from contamination, letting the responsible government restrict them there by power source.
The carve-out is narrow and applies only where the water body's role is guarding against contamination, not to general boating lakes. It takes effect July 1, 2026.
AIThe ban on restricting watercraft by energy source no longer applies to a watercraft's use or sale on a lake, reservoir, drainage pond, or detention or retention pond that is necessary to protect those waters from contamination, letting the responsible government restrict watercraft there by power source.