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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="8-703.2" title_number="8" title_name="Waters" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="State Boat Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Department may adopt boating regulations exclusively applicable to Jennings Randolph Lake.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Regulations adopted under this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall be developed in coordination with the State of West Virginia;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall allow for joint enforcement of boating activities by Maryland and West Virginia authorities in accordance with the Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>May differ from Maryland boating laws that would otherwise apply.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Regulations adopted under this section may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide age limits for the operation of a vessel;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Establish vessel noise limits;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Impose safety requirements regarding vessels;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Impose other standards and requirements for the operation of a vessel;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Provide for rules of the road for vessels;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Provide requirements regarding the operation of personal watercraft;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Impose restrictions on the operation of vessels while towing an individual on water skis or similar devices; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Address other areas pertaining to activities at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project that the Department considers appropriate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
