PRINTER'S NO. 1937
No. 1668 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY MERRY, KING, BROWN, JADLOWIEC, BOYES, FARGO AND
HUTCHINSON, MAY 26, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 26, 1993
AN ACT
1 Amending the compact contained in the act of June 5, 1937
2 (P.L.1664, No.348), entitled "An act to ratify and adopt a
3 compact or agreement negotiated by commissioners designated
4 by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
5 commissioners designated by the Governor of the State of
6 Ohio, relative to the development, use, and control of the
7 Pymatuning Lake and the State owned land surrounding said
8 lake for fishing, hunting, recreational, and park purposes,"
9 changing provisions relating to the operation of motor boats.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of the compact contained in the act
13 of June 5, 1937 (P.L.1664, No.348), entitled "An act to ratify
14 and adopt a compact or agreement negotiated by commissioners
15 designated by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
16 and commissioners designated by the Governor of the State of
17 Ohio, relative to the development, use, and control of the
18 Pymatuning Lake and the State owned land surrounding said lake
19 for fishing, hunting, recreational, and park purposes," amended
20 July 23, 1971 (P.L.233, No.49), is amended to read:
21 5. Boats and Vessels.--No hydroplanes or aquaplanes nor any
1 type of boat [equipped with a motor] in excess of a ten
2 horsepower rating shall be [permitted] operated anywhere on said
3 lake, except such police or administration motor boats, to the
4 number which shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties
5 hereto. Sail boats, row boats, canoes, and boats [equipped with]
6 propelled by a motor not in excess of ten horsepower shall be
7 permitted, provided the owners first obtain a license from the
8 respective state of which the owner is a resident under such
9 regulations as each party to this agreement may now have or
10 hereafter adopt: Provided, nevertheless, That the use of any
11 type of boats equipped with a motor [not in excess of ten
12 horsepower, as defined above,] is expressly limited and
13 restricted to that portion of the lake extending from the main
14 dam near Jamestown northwardly to the causeway at or near
15 Linesville: And provided further, That any boat equipped with a
16 motor in excess of ten horsepower rating may be operated on said
17 lake [if] so long as such motor is [rendered inoperable by
18 removal of the propeller and such propeller is left ashore.
19 After removal of the propeller, a] not used. A motor of not more
20 than ten horsepower rating may be attached to the boat and used
21 for propelling the boat on said lake.
22 Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be interpreted to
23 effect a change in the level or flow of water as determined or
24 fixed by the Department of Environmental Resources.
25 Any one who violates any of the provisions of this subsection
26 or who operates any boat equipped with a motor on the lake
27 without being authorized to do so under the provisions of this
28 subdivision, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
29 a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) and costs of
30 prosecution, and, in default of payment of the fine and costs,
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1 shall undergo imprisonment not to exceed thirty days.
2 Section 2. This act shall be effective immediately upon its
3 signing by the Governor and the passage by the State of Ohio of
4 a substantially similar amendatory act ratifying the within
5 change or alteration of the compact or agreement herein referred
6 to.
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