Watercraft bill alert

**Duck Tape** · 04-27-2017, 07:01 PM

Senator Alexander introduced and passed Senate Bill. 367. It has also passed house ag which means the bill will be voted on next week.

No person may;

(6) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the waters of this State Lake Greenwood, Lake Hartwell, Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, Lake Marion, Lake Monticello, Lake Murray, Lake Robinson, Lake Russell, Lake Secession, Lake Thurmond, Lake Wateree, Lake Wylie, Fishing Creek Reservoir, or Parr Reservoir in excess of idle speed within one hundred feet of a moored or an anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or a person in the water, or within 100 yards of the Atlantic Ocean coast line. The prohibitions contained in this item (6) do not apply to an unoccupied, moored vessel or watercraft;

(7) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon all other waters of this State in excess of idle speed within fifty feet of a moored or anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or person in the water or within one hundred yards of the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The prohibitions contained in this item do not apply to an unoccupied, moored vessel or watercraft;

Current law:
(6) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the waters of this State in excess of idle speed within 50 feet of a moored or an anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or a person in the water, or within 100 yards of the Atlantic Ocean coast line. The prohibitions contained in this item (6) do not apply to an unoccupied, moored vessel or watercraft;

Basically the bill the bill effects all the state lakes, except one, Moultrie.

**rrconductor** · 04-27-2017, 07:07 PM

Really, how did that get overlooked?

**Bad Habit** · 04-27-2017, 07:26 PM

dumbass

**Tuffy** · 04-27-2017, 07:42 PM

Guess those tow ropes need to be longer now, huh?

**scquackaddict** · 04-27-2017, 07:42 PM

I'm not for more regulation but really don't think that 100 ft is that bad of an idea. Used to be people just operated with courtesy and everything was fine but doesn't seem to be the case these days.

**BugBuster** · 04-27-2017, 08:06 PM

Slight of hand to take away from confederate monument debacle...

**Duck Tape** · 04-27-2017, 08:23 PM

So would you like me to make an exception for your lake or just add Moultrie?

**DRDUCK** · 04-27-2017, 08:24 PM

50 ft/100 ft. Most these idiots on Murray and other body's of water ain't got a clue and DNR will not enforce it anyway unless you got vid's or pics of the vessel.

**beanhunter** · 04-27-2017, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by DRDUCK

50 ft/100 ft. Most these idiots on Murray and other body's of water ain't got a clue and DNR will not enforce it anyway unless you got vid's or pics of the vessel.

This. Who's pulling the tape?

**locked up** · 04-27-2017, 08:33 PM

So how do you propose we get through diversion canal during summer months when everyone is anchored up fishing??

**marsh chicken** · 04-27-2017, 08:39 PM

Make all the laws you want. It won't fix stupid.

**DoubleSprig** · 04-27-2017, 09:00 PM

NEED: less laws
NEED: less lawyers
NEED: less people wanting to be lawyers
NEED: more common sense

DO NOT NEED: additional regulations

**willyworm** · 04-27-2017, 10:48 PM

Why not Moutrie?

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**scarecrow** · 04-28-2017, 01:12 AM

Is this in response to the recent accident on Lake Murray? If so wouldn't it be more beneficial to word it like this (one my not operate a personal watercraft over the top of another personal water craft and or people in the water.)

**jevans** · 04-28-2017, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by scarecrow

Is this in response to the recent accident on Lake Murray? If so wouldn't it be more beneficial to word it like this (one my not operate a personal watercraft over the top of another personal water craft and or people in the water.)

I hope either you were so tired, or so drunk at 2:12 in the morning that you had no idea what you were saying because this is got to be the stupidest thing I have read on here in a while. Did you find humor in this?

**fuzzy** · 04-28-2017, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by scquackaddict

I'm not for more regulation but really don't think that 100 ft is that bad of an idea. Used to be people just operated with courtesy and everything was fine but doesn't seem to be the case these days.

Originally Posted by DRDUCK

50 ft/100 ft. Most these idiots on Murray and other body's of water ain't got a clue and DNR will not enforce it anyway unless you got vid's or pics of the vessel.

The new proposal states 100 yards, not 100 feet.

I think it is stupid, but this is what happens when people don't use a little common sense and courtesy. We end up with more regulations. Most people have no clue that current regulations state 50 feet.