New Law For New Jersey

snapon31210 · 01-25-2009, 09:09 PM

Info from another site Thought you all should also see!

Today I'm reading the Asbury Park Press and I come across an article in the local front section that talks about a new law for pwc use in jersey. This law would ban jetski's from being 200 feet from any shoreline, waterfront home, swimming buoy or just anyone in the water. This law is currently only 50 feet

This law is also only for pwc and not boats.

This could hurt us from even entering the F Cove and Tice's Shoal. This would stop us from being able to wave jump in barnegat also.

I sent a letter to Chris MAthos at the AWA (American Watercraft Association) for some advice and help.

Here's a copy of the letter

Mr Mathos,
As i was reading my sunday paper, The Asbury Park Press, I came across a disturbing article.

The Asbury Park Press
Sunday January 25, 2009
Local Front Page AA2
From Staff Reports

"Bill would set rules for "Jet Ski" use"

Personal watercraft riders would have to stay farther from swimmers and shore under a bill proposed by 9th District Legislators.

The measure, sponsored by state Sen. Chrostopher J. Connors and Assemblymen Brian E. Rumpf and Daniel M. Van Pelt, all R-Ocean, would increase the distance personal watercraft must keep from buoys that mark swimming areas, the shoreline, people in the water and waterfront residential units to 200 feet from 50 feet.

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee cleared the bill last Thursday. In May, it passed the State Senate by a vote of 38-0. The bill provides for state, county and municipal police to enforce it, but would reserve primary jurisdiction of waterdraft crimes and collisions to the state police."

Mr. Mathos this law could really hurt the New Jersey Shore. Some parts on both the Manasquan River, the Metedeconk River and the Barnegat Bay are tight in certain areas including in lagoons and sounds like this bill would ban personal watercraft from being in the area.

There are multiple areas in the Barnegat Bay and in the Manasquan River that both boats and personal watercraft gather at and it sounds like this law would prohibit it for watercraft.

No where in the law does it talk about boats also only watercraft.

Mr. Mathos I'm asking for both your advice and assistance here to help keep pwc use in New Jersey both enjoyable and equal.

____________
AWA Member

leon phelps · 02-02-2009, 06:21 PM

You should read up on NJ bill S-1533/A-2601 that states all marinas will have a two year moratorium on disputed access and that the public will have unlimited public access at these marinas until the disputes are settled. It goes further to say that for any expansion of these marinas will need to include a deeded restriction that must include public access.

Jersey scumbags.

leon phelps · 02-04-2009, 10:51 AM

PA Boating Association and CBYCA are opposed also. They have contacted lawmakers.

skierman64 · 02-12-2009, 11:10 PM

Here's the law in common english as posted on the NJ Legislature website. I doesn't restrict areas to PWCs, however it does restrict a lot of areas to PWCs above idle/no wake speed. Any area less than 400 feet wide would be slow/no wake for PWCs but not for boats. That would make many areas of the intercoastal slow going.

This law sucks.

See attachement.

leon phelps · 02-13-2009, 10:03 AM

looks like the legal advocates have gotten to the NJ legislature. totally reworded.

What is funny is how many places are narrower than the 200 feet and will cost more in fuel to idle out of now.

schmied77 · 02-13-2009, 07:51 PM

I was at the Atlantic City Boat show last weekend and asked the US Coast Guard Aux and the NJ State Marine Police about the new law and they both said that if they did pass the new law, they don't know about it yet.