,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself and ,mr4  
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow   
,states to require payment of ,state    
fees related to boating as a condition  
for issuance of a vessel number and to  
collect such fees in conjunction with   
other fees related to vessel numbering4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,state ,boating ,act4  #b4      
,collection of state fees related to    
boating ,section #abcjg of title #df1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in the matter preceding paragraph      
7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the authority  
and inserting 7a7 ,in general4--,the    
authority2 and  7,b7 by striking that   
are-- and inserting that--2  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by inserting are  
before prescribed2 and  7,b7 by striking

 2 or and inserting a semicolon2  7#c7  
in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by inserting   
are before related2 and  7,b7 by        
striking the period and inserting 2 or2 
and  7#d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#c7 require the payment of 
,state fees related to boating1 which   
may include fees for search and rescue  
operations1 boating safety measures1 or 
efforts to address aquatic invasive     
species4  7b7 ,state fees related to    
boating ,a ,state issuing authority may 
collect a fee described in subsection   
7a77#c7 in conjunction with the         
collection of any other fee established 
under this section4  7c7 ,use of fees   
,fees collected by ,states under the    
authority of this section may only be   
used to fund activities directly related
 to improving recreational boating1     
boater safety1 boater access1 use of    
waterways by recreational boaters1 and  
aquatic invasive species mitigation4  4