RIVER ACCESS MODERNIZATION ACT

From the Legislature

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the short title of the Act to the Public Waters Access Act. Makes changes to the definition of the term "navigable waters". In various provisions, replaces references to "waterway" and "public waterway" with references to "navigable waters" or "public waters". In a provision concerning the public right of use of navigable waters, defines the term "man-made structure" and specifies that the Act is not intended to restrict rights enjoyed by the public under State or federal law. Deletes the provisions in the introduced bill concerning liability and landowner protections. Specifies that liability and landowner protections are to be governed under the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act.