1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; clarifying watercraft license fees for canoes, kayaks, 
1.3 	sailboards, paddle boats, and rowing shells;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, 
1.4 	section 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) 
1.8 	and subdivision 1a, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length 
1.9 	is $27 except:.
1.10 	(b) The watercraft license fee:
1.11 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is 
1.12 	offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9;
1.13 	(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in 
1.14 	length or less, the fee is $10.50;
1.15 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for 
1.16 	teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
1.17 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided 
1.18 	in subdivision 5;
1.19 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50; and
1.20 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in 
1.21 	clauses (1) to (5), the fee is $18.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.2 	to read:
2.3 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddle boards, paddle boats, or rowing 
2.4 	shells. The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddle board, paddle 
2.5 	boat, or rowing shell, regardless of length, is $10.50.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012.

2.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.8 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, 
2.9 	and 5, the watercraft license fee:
2.10 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45;
2.11 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50; and
2.12 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90.

2.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2012.