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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 591

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Relating to: regulating certain rafting outfitters.

Boat Menominee county Waterways and water power

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill imposes requirements on rafting outfitters who provide inflatable

rafts for travel through Big Smokey Falls on the Wolf River in Menominee County.

Under the bill, such rafting outfitters must furnish a helmet to each occupant of the

raft and station an employee at Big Smokey Falls when the flow of the Wolf River

measures at between 700 and 900 cubic feet per second. The bill requires the rafting

outfitter to ensure that the stationed employee is trained to safely direct travelers

through Big Smokey Falls and has all information required to enable the employee

to immediately contact rescue personnel in the event of an emergency. The bill also

prohibits a rafting outfitter from providing a raft for travel down the Wolf River when

the flow of the river measures at 900 cubic feet per second or more.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Clark (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hulsey (D) , Mursau (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D)

4 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hesselbein, Mursau, A. Ott, Sargent, Bies, Berceau, Ohnstad, Clark, Hebl and Hulsey; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Lassa, Lehman and Carpenter

  2. Dec 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  3. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1