U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Office of Government Affairs

Maryland

 

 

Area Coordinator:

Stu Soffer, N-LAE

State Liaison:

Ruby Perkins

Boating Law Administrator

State Website

Department of Natural Resources

Legislation Website

Coast Guard Auxiliary District:  5SR

Coast Guard District:  5th

 

Action Alert:

Senate Bill 92, Senator Conway, amends current life jacket wear requirement 

 

A hearing will be held on Senate Bill 92, introduced by Chair Joan Carter Conway, Maryland Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.   Senate Bill 92 amends Maryland's current  age requirement for life jacket wear for children  from under age 7 to under age 13.  The hearing will be held before the Committee on January 19, 2010 at 1 pm in Annapolis.

 

 

Second Quarter Report, 2009:

No recreational boating safety legislation introduced this quarter.  The BLA is not aware of any pending proposed boating law legislation planned for 2009.