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| Boating bill is closer to reality---(Wisconsin)
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After more than a year of cajoling and convincing state lawmakers, a boating education bill authored by State Rep. J.A. "Doc" Hines is on its way to Gov. Jim Doyle's desk after the Senate passed the measure Thursday 31-2. Hines, R-Oxford, said Doyle is already on the record as saying he will sign it into law, and Hines is now working with Department of Natural Resources officials to get the bill signed as soon as possible.
"The way the calendar is set up, the next day we would present bills for signing is April 10, but that doesn't mean it can't get done before that," Hines said. "If the secretary of the DNR would take it to him, I think there's a real good chance we'll get it done before that."
Hines said it is important to get the bill signed into law as quickly as possible so it is in place before the spring boating season. A similar bill was tabled by Republican Assembly leaders last year.
The law was inspired by the 2003 death of Baraboo's Brian Heiser, who was struck and killed by a personal watercraft driven by an untrained operator while tubing on Lake Delton. Since the tragedy, Heiser's friends and family have been vocal supporters of creating boater safety laws.
Hines' bill requires mandatory boater safety for people born after Jan. 1, 1989. Those who complete the course are certified for life.
Hines staffer Doug Parrott said Hines and DNR officials will request a public signing ceremony, including the Heiser family.
"(DNR officials) have been working on this for a long time, and we feel it's very important for the Heiser family to get recognition, too," Parrott said.
Hines said the Heisers have been the glue that held this mission together.
"They lost that young man, and for them to take the interest in this and try to get this legislation passed�" Hines said. "They've never hesitated to come down here and talk to people and be in attendance. I'm happy for them."
Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend and Tom Reynolds, R-West Allis were the only votes against the plan. Neither returned calls for information late Friday.
In other legislative news, Hines said the Assembly is scheduled for an override vote on Tuesday of Doyle's recent veto of a concealed weapons bill. The Senate overrode Doyle's veto Thursday. The Assembly needs 66 votes to override the veto and make Wisconsin the 47th state to allow certified residents to carry concealed weapons.
| WiscNews.com
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