Location:  House Committee on Transportation

Last Recorded Action:  House 1/18/2023 – Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Transportation

Sponsor(s):  Rep. Katherine Sims  Additional Sponsors  Rep. Katherine “Kari” Dolan  Rep. Tristan Roberts  Rep. Lawrence Satcowitz  Rep. Amy Sheldon  Rep. Joseph “Chip” Troiano

Subject:  Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules; oligotrophic lakes; wake boats; municipalities; aquatic invasive species

Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:  This bill proposes to allow the municipality or municipalities surrounding an oligotrophic lake to prohibit the use of wake boats on the oligotrophic lake and to create a modified process for the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, to amend the Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules when a municipality or municipalities surrounding an oligotrophic lake have prohibited the use of wake boats on the oligotrophic lake.

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